Archives for June 2022

If you’re interested in participating in our Private Water Well Screening program, please stop by the Bexar County Extension office at your earliest convenience (no later than Monday, July 11) and pick up a sample kit and collection instructions.  Water samples must be returned to the Extension office Tuesday, July 12th by 10:00 am. This… Read More →

Make plans to join us for a Multi-County Beef 706 program beginning this September and concluding in May 2023.  The program is FREE however, attendees are asked to participate in all three sessions.  This is sure to be one of the most informative and educational beef cattle programs offered.  See the flyer below for additional… Read More →

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present a Private Pesticide Applicator Training program Friday, July 1st at the Bexar County Extension Office, 3355 Cherry Ridge Drive, San Antonio (Suite 208).  Day-of registration will begin at 8 a.m. with the training from 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon.  This training is for people who do not have… Read More →

SAN ANTONIO — The Texas Well Owner Network is hosting a water well screening July 12 in San Antonio to give area residents the opportunity to have their well water screened. The Well Informed water sample drop-off will be on Tuesday, July 12 from 8:30–10:00 a.m. at the Bexar County AgriLife Extension office, 3355 Cherry… Read More →

Attention Ladies – Mark your calendar for October 10-11 at the Inn on Barons Creek in Fredericksburg for the annual Bennett Trust Women’s Conference.  The registration link as well as a flyer and program agenda are below. This is the link available for registration for the Bennett Women’s Conference: https://tamu.estore.flywire.com/products/bennett-trust-land-stewardship-womens-conference-building-a-legacy-of-environmental-stewardship BennettTrustFlyer Bennett Trust Land Stewardship… Read More →

Plan to join us for an informative program Wednesday, June 29th from 12 noon-1:00 pm via Microsoft Teams.  One hour of General CEU credit will be offered for pesticide applicators.  To sign up, please RSVP to Sarah Nichols by Friday, June 24th.  See the flyer below for more information. Common Aquatic Management Mistakes

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 2, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now accepting applications for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) to provide financial assistance to eligible livestock producers for 2022 grazing losses due to a qualifying drought or wildfire. The deadline to apply for 2022 LFP assistance is Jan. 30, 2023. To date, 225 Texas counties have met the… Read More →

Plan to be in Fredericksburg October 10-11.  A great assortment of topics and speakers.  See the flyer below for more information and to register. BennettTrustFlyer

Each year, I try to identify individuals that might be interested in cooperating on an applied research or result demonstration project.  Couple of options I’m considering: Cattle – projects could include external parasite control (horn flies), ear growth implants on calves, and pregnancy rates in cows after calving.  Ideally, we would need 20 head of… Read More →

Mark your calendar to join us for an informative program Wednesday, June 29th.  The program will be held virtually from 12 noon-1:00 pm via Microsoft Teams.  One hour of General CEU credit will be offered for pesticide applicators.  To sign up, please RSVP to Sarah Nichols by Friday, June 24th.  See the flyer below for… Read More →