Category: 2018
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Has your private water well flooded? What now?
Article originally written by Kathy Wythe Twitter and Facebook were active with tweets and posts after the recent boil water notices issued in Austin and other cities as well as the expansive flooding in Texas, particularly in Central Texas. If you have your own private water well, do the boil water notices in your area…
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Climate impacts on agricultural, ecological systems highlighted at conference
The climate and its impacts on agricultural and ecological systems were highlighted in a recent symposium held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Center on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station. The conference was part of the Texas A&M University Grand Challenge initiative funded by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. A variety of scholars…
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LRGV producers learn about management approaches used in Mississippi Delta
Article originally written by Kathy Wythe Dr. Jason Krutz, director of the Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute, recently spoke to more than 30 producers from the Lower Rio Grande Valley about how a combination of technology and management approaches being applied in the Mississippi Delta could be used in the Valley to help reduce water use…
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Norman Borlaug Institute receives five-year extension, funding
The Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture, part of Texas A&M AgriLife Research, has received an additional $12.5 million from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for the Innovation Laboratory for Small Scale Irrigation (ILSSI), one of 24 innovation labs within Feed the Future, the U.S. government’s global hunger and food security initiative. The Borlaug Institute…
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TWRI to offer urban riparian training Nov. 29 in Belton
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI)’s Urban Riparian and Stream Restoration Program will host an Urban Stream Processes and Restoration workshop from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Nov. 29 in Belton. The workshop is for professionals interested in conducting stream restoration projects around the Lampasas River watershed. It will be at the AgriLife Extension office in Bell County,…
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Texas Water Journal publishes new article
The Texas Water Journal has published a new article titled “Texas’ water quality challenge and the need for better communication in an era of increasing water quality contamination events” authored by Sapna Mulki, Carlos Rubinstein and Julianne Saletta. As Texas cities experience an increase in incidents associated with water quality contamination, the need for public education and…
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Institute to host agricultural best management training Oct. 10
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) will host an Agricultural Best Management Practices for Watershed Planning Training Oct 10. in Reisel for watershed coordinators and water professionals. The training is set for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Riesel Lyons Club, 1270 E. Frederick St. Nathan Glavy, TWRI’s Extension program specialist, College Station, said the training costs $50…
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Institute to hold second water quality meeting in Victoria
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) is hosting a meeting Nov. 7 in Victoria for anyone interested in becoming involved in a partnership to improve and protect water quality in the Garcitas and Arenosa Creek watersheds. The meeting, free and open to the public, will be at 1 p.m. at the Victoria County 4-H Activity…
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Water well owner training set for Oct. 18 in Beeville
A Texas Well Owner Network (TWON) Well Educated training has been scheduled for 1-5 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Bee County Expo Center, 214 S. Farm to Market 351 in Beeville. The training is free and open to the public. Dr. Drew Gholson, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program specialist and TWON coordinator, said the program is…
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Riparian and stream ecosystem workshop set for Oct. 23 in Lampasas
The Texas Water Resources Institute’s Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program will host a free workshop from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 23 in Lampasas for area residents interested in land and water stewardship in the Lampasas River watershed. The morning session will be at the Texas Farm Bureau, 1793 N. U.S. Highway 281. The afternoon session…
