AgriLife Today

• More than 150,000 breeding cattle exited Texas due to drought in 2011
  Jan 27

  COLLEGE STATION – Historic drought conditions took a toll on the Texas cow herd in 2011 as more than 150,000 head left the state for greener pastures – three times more than the 45,000 recorded in 2010, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service economist. Dr. David Anderson, AgriLife Extension livestock marketing economist in College Station, cited Texas Animal Health Commission out shipment data, which is the number of animals receiving veterinary inspection certificates prior to interstate movement. “Out shipments are cattle moving out of state from Texas... Read More →

• Texas Brigades summer camp registration ushers in 20 years of wildlife conservation education
  Jan 27

  SAN ANGELO – This year marks the 20th year anniversary of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s Texas Brigades wildlife youth camps, said the camps’ founder. Dr. Dale Rollins, AgriLife Extension wildlife specialist at San Angelo, started the effort in 1993 with the Bobwhite Brigade. The intensive five-day educational format has steadily grown and now includes six camps, each centered around a single wildlife species. “It’s hard to believe that we’re already celebrating our 20th anniversary this year,” Rollins said. “We’re now at the point where we’re seeing some... Read More →

• What’s a quail worth?
  Jan 27

  SAN ANGELO – What’s a quail worth? The short answer — as it relates to a wild Texas quail — is $253 each, according to a recently completed survey of Texas quail hunters. Drs. Dale Rollins, a Texas AgriLife Extension Service wildlife specialist at San Angelo, Jason Johnson, an AgriLife Extension economist at Stephenville, and Kelly Reyna with the department of biological science at the University of North Texas, conducted two surveys of quail hunters in 2000 and again in 2011. These surveys yielded response rates of 47... Read More →