MARCH

March 02, 2007
Personnel Management Seminar Scheduled for April 3-4 in Lubbock  
LUBBOCK – A two-day conference designed to help agriculture human resource managers will be held April 3-4 at the Ashmore Inn in Lubbock, said a Texas Cooperative Extension specialist.

March 05, 2007
Wet Distiller’s Grains Could Play a Role in Cattle Diets  
CANYON – Wet sorghum distiller's grains can be fed in a steam-flaked corn ration without affecting efficiencies, said two researchers.

March 08, 2007
Texas Crop and Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION – Rain is needed across Texas, according to reports by Texas Cooperative Extension officials.

March 12, 2007
New Risk Management Specialist Hired by Extension  
AMARILLO – Patrick Warminski is ready to help producers look into the future in his new position as a Texas Cooperative Extension specialist of risk management.

March 14, 2007
Medical Help Comes from a Variety of Professional Levels  
AMARILLO – Going to the "doctor" doesn't always mean a patient is seeing a doctor of medicine, a Texas Cooperative Extension specialist said.

March 28, 2007
Texas Cooperative Extension Hires New Plant Pathologist  
AMARILLO – Dr. Ron French, who began his job as Texas Cooperative Extension plant pathologist on March 21, looked forward to taking his place among Extension personnel in Amarillo.

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March 01, 2006
Going, Going, Almost Gone: Wheat Crop Suffering Under Drought Conditions  
AMARILLO – Don't expect a bumper yield on this year's wheat crop, even if it rains. But some wheat will pull through the drought.

March 03, 2006
Career Extension Employee Receives Texas Tech Distinguished Alumni Award  
LUBBOCK – Texas Tech University has presented a Distinguished Alumni award to Dr. Bob Robinson, regional program director of Texas Cooperative Extension's 66-county North Region.

March 06, 2006
Protecting Agriculture Requires Planning  
AMARILLO – Close examination is taking place to determine what is needed to protect the region's approximate $5.7 billion agriculture industry and prepare for a disaster, whether caused by terrorism or from Mother Nature.

March 13, 2006
Wildfires Can Cause More than Visible Damage to Livestock  
AMARILLO – Livestock caught in the path of Sunday's 50-mile-an-hour wind swept fires in the Panhandle could suffer death and severe damage from burns as well as smoke inhalation.

March 14, 2006
Wildlife Fare Better than Livestock through Wildfires  
CANYON – Instinct kicks in for wildlife when fires threaten their existence and they flee, said Ken Cearley, Texas Cooperative Extension wildlife specialist.

March 14, 2006
Wildfires Leave Producers to Make Some Tough Decisions  
AMARILLO – The grass is gone, destroyed by fire. Hay is short. Soil moisture is almost non-existent.

March 14, 2006
Proper Disposal of Dead Animals Needed After Wildfires  
AMARILLO – Ranchers across the Texas Panhandle must take care in disposing of animals killed by wildfires that ravaged almost 700,000 acres, Texas Cooperative Extension experts urged.

March 14, 2006
Meetings Scheduled to Help Range Management Decisions in Wake of Fires  
AMARILLO – Ranchers needing information to help make important management decisions due to losses from recent fires have a several educational opportunities, according to Texas Cooperative Extension officials.

March 15, 2006
Help Needed for Ranchers in Wake of Damaging Fires  
AMARILLO – Generous donations of hay, materials and cash are coming into the region to help ranchers hit hard by Texas' largest-ever grass fires, a Texas Cooperative Extension leader said.

March 16, 2006
Documentation, Burial Top List of Rancher Things-to-Do Post Fire  
AMARILLO – Documenting the number of cattle being buried may be the biggest issue facing ranchers and government agencies trying to get financial assistance for those hit hardest by the recent wildfires, a Texas Cooperative Extension official said.

March 20, 2006
Long-term Care Facility Selection Requires Careful Consideration  
AMARILLO – The face of long-term care has changed significantly in recent years and continues to evolve to meet the needs of today's older adults, said a Texas Cooperative Extension specialist.

March 21, 2006
Post-Fire Management Tips Offered By Extension Officials  
AMARILLO – All may appear lost, but with time and rain, pastures burned by recent fires will come back stronger than ever, Texas Cooperative Extension specialists say.

March 23, 2006
Ranchers Get Help Making Decisions to Feed or Depopulate Cattle  
BORGER — Patsy Duncan could see the fire racing toward her land so she opened the gate where her cows were pastured. This probably saved the ranch, she said.

March 29, 2006
BioEconomics Offer Promise for Rural Development  
AMARILLO – Enormous advances and opportunities are occurring in agricultural and industrial biotechnology, offering a chance to revitalize rural economies in Texas, a West Texas A&M University official said.

March 31, 2006
Personnel Management Issues Addressed in April Workshop  
AMARILLO – Managers dealing with issues from hiring and retaining employees to conflict resolution can get some advice from the experts during a Personnel Management Conference scheduled April 25-26.

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Cotton Marketing Seminar Offered on March 15
AMARILLO – Growing cotton is only half the battle. In order to be successful in their operations, producers also need to learn how to market the crop.

March 11, 2005
Diagnosis is First Step in Treating Alzheimer’s Disease
AMARILLO – More than 4 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, but few people can tell you much about the devastating illness.

March 16, 2005
‘Bloat Team’ Works to Deflate Winter Wheat Deaths
VERNON – Pasture bloat death loss in cattle costs more than $20 million per year to the industry in North Texas.

March 24, 2005
Marketing Strategies Critical for Cotton in Times of Uncertainty  
AMARILLO – Uncertainty beyond the normal planting questions makes management strategies for cotton farmers more important this year.

March 24, 2005
Pre-planning and Communication Concerning Life-and-Death Issues Can Ease Heartaches
AMARILLO – The public attention to Terri Schiavo's case underscores the necessity of making personal life-or-death decisions before the unexpected happens.

March 28, 2005
Turf Management and Irrigation Monitoring Seminar Planned for April 12  
AMARILLO -- A turfgrass management workshop will be held for sports field and turf maintenance personnel on April 12.

March 31, 2005
Rabid Skunks Pose Threat to Hunters, Others  
AMARILLO – Skunks aren't usually sighted during hunting, but this turkey season, hunters might see a few.