Every five years, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service hosts the Texas Community Futures Forum to address local issues facing the general public in the areas of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Families and Health, Youth and Community Development. In order to ensure that the educational programs being planned for the future are on target, we invite… Read More →
Archives for March 2019
Pesticide Applicator Training
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present a Private Applicator Pesticide Training program Friday, March 22nd at the Bexar County Extension Office, 3355 Cherry Ridge Drive, San Antonio. Day-of registration will begin at 8 a.m. with the training from 8:30 a.m.-noon. This training is for people who do not have a license to apply restricted use… Read More →
Virulent Newcastle Disease
Virulent Newcastle Disease previously referred to as Exotic Newcastle Disease is a deadly viral disease affecting all species of birds. Please take a look at the USDA APHIS publication below. USDA VND factsheet
Wild Pig Survey
If you have already completed this survey, we sincerely thank you for your participation. If you have not yet completed the survey, please use the information below to access your online survey and submit your responses at your earliest convenience. We are very grateful for your input in this important study. To access the online… Read More →
CA Animal Welfare Act Could Impact Farm Practices Nationwide
Posted on March 18, 2019 by tiffany.dowell FacebookTwitterEmail This article was published in Progressive Cattleman’s April issue. In a difficult time for agriculture, when producers are already facing low commodity prices and trade uncertainty, many livestock producers may also have to be concerned about the potential impact of something else in the coming years: California… Read More →
Ag Symposium Nearing
SAN ANTONIO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Bexar County and the Bexar Ag and Natural Resources Committee will present the 2019 Ag Symposium, “Staying Current in the Changing Times,” from 8 a.m.-noon April 16. The program will be conducted by distance learning from the AgriLife Extension office in Suite 208 of the… Read More →
Spring Calf Management Tips
Joe C. Paschal, Livestock Specialist Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Texas is one of the few states that can go from the dead of winter to the beginning of summer in five days. Fortunately, the calves that are coming now in pastures throughout the bottom half of Texas will be the prime beneficiary of the better… Read More →
House Fly Densities around Ag Barns and Dairies in Texas
Final report Bexar County 2018