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	<title>AgriLife Today » Environment</title>
	
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	<description>News and updates about Texas A&amp;M AgriLife</description>
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		<title>Texas A&amp;M soil and crop sciences department reworks curriculum</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/25/texas-am-soil-and-crop-sciences-department-reworks-curriculum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 18:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>skledbetter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emphasis placed on water and environmental issues COLLEGE STATION – The curriculum of the Texas A&#38;M University department of soil and crop sciences is about to change with the times – more emphasis will be placed on water and environmental issues, said Dr. Jim Heilman. Heilman is a professor of environmental physics who was tapped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June 7 meeting in Nacogdoches will continue watershed planning</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/21/attoyac-bayou-meeting-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 14:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paschattenberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NACOGDOCHES – The Attoyac Bayou Watershed Partnership will hold its next meeting June 7 to continue discussions on the development of the Attoyac Bayou watershed protection plan. The meeting, presented by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, will be from 6-8 p.m. at the Nacogdoches County Courthouse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soil nutrient management short courses set for August in College Station, Abilene</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/16/soil-nutrient-management-short-courses-set-for-august-in-college-station-abilene/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 23:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>skledbetter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLLEGE STATION – Two Texas Nutrient Management Certification Short Courses will be held in August and hosted by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, according to Dr. Sam Feagley, AgriLife Extension state soil environmental specialist and program coordinator. The first conference will be Aug. 14-17  in the MCM Elegante Suites, 4250 Ridgemont Drive, Abilene. The second [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas A&amp;M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources wins 2012 Superior Service Award</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/16/texas-am-institute-of-renewable-natural-resources-wins-2012-superior-service-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ka-phillips</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLLEGE STATION &#8212; The Texas A&#38;M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources recently received the Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s 2012 Superior Service Award in the team category for its Military Sustainability Program. Team members are Brian Hays, AgriLife Extension program specialist; Roel Lopez, the institute’s associate director; and Todd Snelgrove, AgriLife Extension program specialist; Bill Ross, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meeting to address water quality in Copano Bay watershed</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/16/copano-bay-water-quality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 12:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>r-santaana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writer: Rod Santa Ana, 956-968-5581, r-santaana@tamu.edu Contacts: Allen Berthold, 979-845-2028, taberthold@ag.tamu.edu Kevin Wagner, 979-845-2649, klwagner@ag.tamu.edu REFUGIO  &#8211;  Residents in the Copano Bay watershed area will have an opportunity to discuss the next steps in the process to improve watershed quality at a meeting May 30. The meeting will be held 5:30-7:15 p.m. at the Refugio [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June 12 water quality training in Smithville to focus on Colorado River</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/08/tws-training-in-smithville/</link>
		<comments>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/08/tws-training-in-smithville/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 19:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paschattenberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SMITHVILLE – A no-cost Texas Watershed Steward Workshop on water quality issues related to the Lost Pines Region will be held from 8 a.m. &#8211; 4 p.m. on June 12 at the American Legion Hall, 145 American Legion Road, Smithville. The workshop is open to anyone interested in improving water quality in and around Bastrop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real, Edwards counties to offer water well screening, results clinic</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/04/30/real-edwards-water-well/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paschattenberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEAKEY/ROCKSPRINGS &#8212; A multi-county water-well screening and results program will be offered through the Texas AgriLife Extension Service offices in Real and Edwards counties and the Real Edwards Conservation and Reclamation District. One Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education unit will be offered in laws and regulations for results clinic participation.   Program participants must [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beetles chomping their way through salt cedar at Lake Meredith</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/04/27/beetles-chomping-their-way-through-salt-cedar-at-lake-meredith/</link>
		<comments>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/04/27/beetles-chomping-their-way-through-salt-cedar-at-lake-meredith/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>skledbetter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AgriLife Research monitoring defoliation of “water-hog” plants VIDEO: Salt cedar beetle study AMARILLO – Dr. Jerry Michels, a Texas AgriLife Research entomologist in Amarillo, is hopeful this will be the year major defoliation occurs on salt cedar that lines the banks of the waterways leading into Lake Meredith. Plum Creek recreational area at Lake Meredith [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plum Creek partnership, other regional watershed protection meetings scheduled</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/04/25/plum-creek-other-meetings/</link>
		<comments>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/04/25/plum-creek-other-meetings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paschattenberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOCKHART – The quarterly meeting of the Plum Creek Watershed Partnership will be May 3 at Lockhart State Park Recreation Hall, 4179 State Park Road and Farm-to-Market Road 20 in Lockhart. Sign-in and refreshments will be at 6 p.m. with presentations to begin at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the general public. “We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lampasas River watershed workshop set May 3</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/04/20/lampasas-river-workshop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HAMILTON – The Lampasas Watershed Partnership will host a one-day “Proper Functioning Condition Riparian” workshop May 3 at the Texas Game Warden Training Center, 4363 Farm-to-Market Road 1047 in Hamilton. The workshop will deal with assessing riparian and wetland conditions, and will offer three continuing education units for holders of Texas Department of Agriculture private [...]]]></description>
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