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May 3, 2013

I heard these strategies from the closing speaker at a New CTE teacher Conference in Austin a while back.  Thought they might be useful 

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Uvalde center, producer team up to prove artichokes a viable alternative crop for Lone Star State

BROWNSVILLE — It was cool and overcast during the recent harvest of a 12-acre field of artichokes being grown by MO Produce LLC in Rancho Viejo, near Brownsville.

As the workers methodically harvested the fist-size globes from the tops of plants, Mike Ortiz, one of the operation’s owners, oversaw the harvest and inspected the rest of the crop.

A worker harvests artichokes  grown by MO Produce LLC in Rancho Viejo. The grower has been successfully producing artichokes in the Rio Grande Valley for the past five years.
(Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo)

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UVALDE – Inside a greenhouse on the grounds of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service Center in Uvalde, Dr. Raul Cabrera recently inspected several groups of ornamental plants for signs of damage or distress.

“This is the first component of our practical gray-water investigation,” explained Cabrera, who along with colleagues from the Uvalde center and the Texas Center for Applied Technology started research in late 2012 to confirm the potential use of gray water for home landscape irrigation.

Dr. Raul Cabrera checks the level of gray water used to irrigate landscaping plants at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Uvalde. (Texas A&M AgriLife Research photo)

Arroyo Colorado cleanup efforts paying off

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 05:30 AM PDT

Public asked for input on phase two update

WESLACO –  The award-winning cleanup efforts to help revitalize a highly polluted yet very important waterway in South Texas are entering their second phase, and state officials want public input as they begin updating the Arroyo Colorado Watershed Protection Plan, according to the program coordinator.

Wild nilgai gather on the horizon near the Arroyo Colorado in South Texas (AgriLife Communications photo by Rod Santa Ana)

Jaime Flores, the Arroyo Colorado watershed coordinator with the Texas Water Resources Institute in Weslaco, said that phase one of the state’s first watershed protection plan is coming to a close, and cleanup efforts through 2020 and beyond need to be defined.

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has developed a new online guide to help students and job seekers chart their future career paths. The guide—What’s My Next Move? —connects young people to career exploration resources available on the CareerOneStop (COS) (www.careeronestop.org) website and the O*NET site, My Next Move (www.mynextmove.org). The guide encourages students to think and make decisions about their futures, and to engage with career counselors, workforce professionals, teachers, and parents or guardians.

COLLEGE STATION — A Water Education Network to help people in Texas learn the  best ways to manage the precious resource has been launched by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

The site, http://water.tamu.edu,  provides a “front door” for all of AgriLife Extension’s information on water conservation, water management, irrigation and water quality, which makes it easier to navigate, according to the developers.

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