Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Amarillo |
Agricultural Research Assistant
WTAMU (Sport and Exercise Science, Biology)
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6500 Amarillo Blvd. West
Amarillo, TX 79106
Office: (806) 354-5810
Email Jimmy
Experience
4 years Horticulture/Greenhouse Tech
8 years Heavy Equipment Operator
14+ years Building Construction and Maintenance
Current Objective
Greenhouse construction
Mite colony quarantine & mite movement research
Current training
Ocean Optics Hyperspectral Radiometer
Weather Station research
Texas A&M AgriLife horticulturists share tips and best practices Poinsettias and their classic red and white holiday color will soon be abundant in homes, grocery stores and nurseries. If you want your poinsettia plants to last throughout the holiday season, here are some pointers to help keep your plants happy. Bill McKinley, an instructional professor... Read More → The post Setting your poinsettias up for success first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Setting your poinsettias up for success appeared first on AgriLife Today.
$397 million in direct contributions More than 4 million real Christmas trees are sold annually in Texas, supporting farms and agriculture businesses throughout the state. As the holiday season nears, Texas A&M Forest Service encourages purchasing real Christmas trees to help boost the Texas economy. Texas A&M Forest Service recently conducted an economic study showing how much... Read More → The post Purchasing real Texas Christmas trees boosts economy first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Purchasing real Texas Christmas trees boosts economy appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Residents invited to private water well screenings, results meetings The Texas Well Owner Network, TWON, will host “Well Informed” water well screenings in Llano, Lampasas and Goldthwaite on Dec. 11-14 to allow residents to have their well water screened for possible contaminants. John Smith, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program specialist in Bryan-College Station, said the Texas Well Owner... Read More → The post Water well screenings set for Llano, Lampasas, Mills counties Dec. 11-14 first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Water well screenings set for Llano, Lampasas, Mills counties Dec. 11-14 appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Texas A&M AgriLife researchers investigate impact of adaptive grazing management on Conservation Reserve Program lands Researchers at the Texas A&M AgriLife Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management are investigating the impact of grazing practices on the long-term sustainability and biodiversity of landscapes enrolled in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program. Supported by the... Read More → The post ‘It’s not the cow; it’s the how’ first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post ‘It’s not the cow; it’s the how’ appeared first on AgriLife Today.
In-person, virtual options available for those seeking continuing education units The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the District 8 Farm and Ranch Seminar both in person and virtually on Dec. 14 in Waco and at different locations districtwide. The event will be held from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., with registration beginning at 7 a.m.... Read More → The post AgriLife Extension to host District 8 Farm and Ranch Seminar on Dec. 14 first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post AgriLife Extension to host District 8 Farm and Ranch Seminar on Dec. 14 appeared first on AgriLife Today.