Category: 2017
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GPRI hosting Wastewater Short Course in May
The Global Petroleum Research Institute (GPRI) is hosting a Water and Wastewater Short Course: Challenges and Solutions for Oil, Gas and Industrial Waste Water at Texas A&M University May 17-19. The course program will provide one-on-one learning and networking opportunities, according to organizers. After completing the course, participants will have a: The registration fee for the full short course at…
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Texas A&M ag engineering scientist touts global water awareness at Vatican
Citing the need for heightened interest in water availability globally, Dr. Rabi Mohtar, biological and agricultural engineering professor at Texas A&M University, took center stage March 24 at Vatican City as part of Watershed, a conference to spark global conversations of the importance of water and the future. Pope Francis addressed the general audience in Saint Peter’s Square…
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Modeling Agricultural Watersheds Using ArcAPEX course April 18-20 in Temple
The Texas A&M AgriLife Research Blackland Research and Extension Center in Temple is hosting a Modeling Agricultural Watersheds Using ArcAPEX course April 18-20 in Temple for interested professionals. The course will offer the fundamental principles of the APEX model with hands-on exercises for use in simulating whole farm/small watershed management. The objective of the workshop is to…
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Texas Agriculture Commissioner announces TAC rule change for feral hog toxicant
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller recently announced a rule change in the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) that classifies a warfarin-based hog lure as a state-limited-use pesticide. The pesticide, “Kaput Feral Hog Lure,” is the first toxicant in Texas to be listed specifically for use in controlling the feral hog population, according to a Texas Department…
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Best window of time to trap wild pigs is about to close
Wild pigs are most vulnerable to trapping before food and forages become more available in the spring, according to Dr. Billy Higginbotham, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service wildlife specialist. He said most acorns have either been consumed or are rotting on the ground now, and wild pigs are searching for alternative food sources. “This time…
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Ranch Management University set for April 3-7 in College Station
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Ranch Management University will be offered April 3-7, said Dr. Larry Redmon, Texas A&M University Department of Soil and Crop Sciences associate department head and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program leader. Ranch Management University is held each spring and fall at the G. Rollie White Visitors’ Center, 7707 Raymond Stotzer…
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Landowners invited to Hill Country Conference April 20-21 in Kerrville
The fourth annual Hill Country Land Stewardship Conference hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is scheduled for April 20-21 at the Y.O. Ranch Hotel in Kerrville. “This conference provides a comprehensive update on many aspects of ranch management to those new to Hill Country ranching, as well as something for those who have been at…
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Meet a scientist: Peter Knappett
Flowing through South Asia across India and into Bangladesh, the Ganges River is largely undrinkable. It flows into the largest delta in the world, the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, where the poor water quality is indicative of the regions’ low-quality surface water and groundwater, with the latter containing highly toxic concentrations of naturally occurring arsenic. Dr. Peter…
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Urban Riparian Symposium discusses challenges of urban streams
Riparian and natural resource professionals discussed current innovations and issues in riparian restoration and management at the Urban Riparian Symposium: Balancing the Challenges of Healthy Urban Streams Feb. 15-17 in Houston at Rice University’s BioScience Research Collaborative Building. More than 48 presentations, 10 posters and three workshops were included in the symposium, as well as…
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Oaks may replace pines in severely burned lost pines region without intervention
Without human help, the “Lost Pines” may lose some of what it is known for, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife study. Almost six years ago, wildfire ripped through the “Lost Pines” ecoregion, located in Bastrop, Fayette and Caldwell counties. This patch of pine-dominated forest constitutes the western-most range of loblolly pine in the U.S.…
