2003 ANNUAL REPORT AGRICULTURAL COMPLEX FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH AND EXTENSION SYSTEMS (AG-CARES) AND OTHER DAWSON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS IN COOPERATION WITH LAMESA COTTON GROWERS TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION This report for AG-CARES marks the fourteenth year of a partnership between Lamesa Cotton Growers, the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, and Texas Cooperative Extension. Those working in the Agriculture Program of the Texas A&M System on the Southern High Plains continue to rely on this location as a premier site to develop, demonstrate, and deliver agricultural technology and information to producers in this area. Profitable and sustainable farming systems for the area continues to
receive the major emphasis at AG-CARES. AG-CARES allows us to leverage
funds provided by producers groups, commodities, state agencies, and
industries to meet and address agricultural needs of producers in the
area. Major funding sources include Lamesa Cotton Growers, Texas State
Support Committee for Cotton, Cotton Incorporated, Texas Peanut Producers
Board, and several businesses in Lamesa. Our federal, state and county
elected officials continue to provide strong support for the success
of AG-CARES. Strong leadership and direction for our programs are provided by Ronnie Thornton, Eddie Herm, and John Farris (Lamesa Cotton Growers), Dr. Randy Boman (TCE), and Drs. Wayne Keeling and Mike Schubert (TAES). Danny Carmichael serves as the site manager. We are indebted to all those mentioned above as well as the many staff members of the Lubbock Research and Extension Center and the Dawson County Extension Office who provided support at this site. |
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