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	<title>AgriLife Today » Science &amp; Tech</title>
	
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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>Davies heads to Indonesia on Fulbright Fellowship</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/25/davies-heads-to-indonesia-on-fulbright-fellowship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 13:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ka-phillips</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLLEGE STATION &#8212; Dr. Fred Davies has received a Senior Fulbright Fellowship to Indonesia, where he will be teaching at Bogor Agricultural University. Davies is a Regents Professor and Texas AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow in the horticultural sciences department at Texas A&#38;M University in College Station. He was selected by the J. William Fulbright Foreign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AgriLife Research electron-beam center gets important government agency certification</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/24/agrilife-e-beam-center/</link>
		<comments>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/24/agrilife-e-beam-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 15:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paschattenberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLLEGE STATION &#8212; The National Center for Electron Beam Research, part of Texas AgriLife Research of The Texas A&#38;M University System, has received a certificate of approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Inspection Service. The electron-beam facility and associated equipment was examined and found acceptable for use in the treatment of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s the best irrigation canal liner?</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/24/best-canal-liner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 14:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Evaluations included whether kids use canals for swimming COLLEGE STATION &#8212; There are an estimated 1.2 million acres of agricultural land in Texas irrigated via canals, and many are in need of renovation, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert. Historically, irrigation canals were basically just earthen ditches, according to Dr. Guy Fipps, AgriLife [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientist: when it comes to energy crops, do the math</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/14/energy-crops-evaluated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>r-santaana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WESLACO  &#8211;  The successful conversion of crops to fuel is all about the math, according to a Texas AgriLife Research scientist. If the numbers don’t add up, the world is back to square one: fossil fuels, according to Dr. Juan Enciso, an irrigation engineer at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco. “If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wu named Distinguished Professor</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/10/wu-named-distinguished-professor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blair Fannin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researcher finding new discoveries in both human health, agriculture COLLEGE STATION &#8211; Dr. Guoyao Wu, a faculty member in the department of animal science, part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&#38;M University, has been named a Distinguished Professor. Wu is one of five faculty members for 2012 who have received [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Bend County agent receives 2011 Superior Service Award for distinguished career</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/04/fort-bend-cea-ssa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paschattenberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLLEGE STATION &#8212; Dwight Callis, Texas AgriLife Extension Service agent for 4-H and youth development in Fort Bend County, has been awarded the agency&#8217;s 2011 Superior Service Award for a distinguished career. According to guidelines, the Superior Service Award is given to agency personnel providing outstanding performance or exceptional service to AgriLife Extension, an educational [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New black sorghum line developed by Texas AgriLife Research</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/04/30/new-black-sorghum-line-developed-by-texas-agrilife-research/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blair Fannin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Onyx hybrid touts traits suited for health-food market COLLEGE STATION – A Texas AgriLife Research scientist said there’s potential for a  black grain sorghum hybrid targeting the health-food market. Dr. Bill Rooney has developed Onyx, a black sorghum hybrid that is produced by crossing ATx3363 and RTx3362, both developed by AgriLife Research. This grain sorghum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVMDL receives accreditation from the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians through 2016</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/04/24/tvmdl-receives-accreditation-from-the-american-association-of-veterinary-laboratory-diagnosticians-through-2016/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ka-phillips</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLLEGE STATION  – The American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians has given full accreditation to the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory  through 2016. TVMDL remains the only AAVLD-accredited laboratory in Texas and is among only 35 such facilities in the United States. The accreditation includes TVMDL’s full-service labs in College Station and Amarillo, as well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Auvermann awarded Superior Service by AgriLife Extension</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/04/23/auvermann-awarded-superior-service-by-agrilife-extension/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>skledbetter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMARILLO &#8212; Dr. Brent Auvermann is an agricultural engineering specialist for Texas AgriLife Extension Service with joint appointments in Texas AgriLife Research and Texas A&#38;M University’s biological and agricultural engineering department. His expertise disseminated while wearing these many hats has earned Auvermann a 2011 Superior Service Award in the specialist category. The award was announced [...]]]></description>
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