{"id":252649,"date":"2026-04-16T14:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/252649\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:20:08","slug":"agrilife-research-station-at-sonora-hosts-anniversary-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/252649\/","title":{"rendered":"AgriLife Research Station at Sonora hosts anniversary event"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than a century of rangeland research and stewardship will be commemorated during the 110th anniversary celebration of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Station at Sonora<\/a> on April 25.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>The Texas A&M AgriLife Research Station at Sonora will host a free community event celebrating its 110th anniversary on April 25. (Michael Miller\/Texas A&M AgriLife)<\/p>\n

The free event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the research station, 395 County Road 760, Sonora. Registration is required at tx.ag\/SonoraAnniversary<\/a>. Coffee and lunch will be provided.<\/p>\n

The event will feature informative talks, guided tours and hands-on exhibits exploring the past, present and future of rangeland ecology and management.<\/p>\n

Three general\u00a0Texas Department of Agriculture<\/a>\u00a0continuing education units are available for pesticide applicator license holders who attend.<\/p>\n

About the event and speakers<\/p>\n

Topics and speakers include:<\/p>\n

Welcome and orientation \u2013 Russell Jessup, Ph.D., director, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo<\/a> and professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New World screwworm and current veterinary challenges with livestock and domestic and exotic wildlife \u2013 Sandra Leyendecker, DVM, Laredo region director, Texas Animal Health Commission<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Livestock nutrition and physiology research\u00a0\u2013 Doug Tolleson, Ph.D., director of the\u00a0Texas A&M AgriLife Research<\/a>\u00a0Grazingland Animal Nutrition Lab<\/a>\u00a0and associate professor, Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management<\/a>, Sonora, and Erika Campbell, Ph.D., AgriLife Research toxicologist, Sonora.<\/p>\n

Prescribed fire frequency and season research \u2013 Morgan Treadwell, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service<\/a> range specialist and professor, Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, San Angelo, and Charles \u201cButch\u201d Taylor, Ph.D., former superintendent of AgriLife Research Station at Sonora and professor emeritus.<\/p>\n

Soil disturbances and arthropod communities\u00a0\u2013 Camille Carey, Ph.D., research scientist and assistant professor, Angelo State University.<\/p>\n

Avian and\u00a0wildlife ecology and conservation\u00a0\u2013 Andrew Kasner, Ph.D., AgriLife Research assistant professor, Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, San Angelo.<\/p>\n

Rangeland management research\u00a0\u2013 Tolleson.<\/p>\n

Predation issues\u00a0\u2013 Grant Rogers, AgriLife Research precision predation management specialist, San Angelo.<\/p>\n

Edible and medicinal plant walk\u00a0\u2013 Austin Kelly, ARK Ecological Consulting LLC, and Kim Ort, Hill Country Master Naturalist.<\/p>\n

Keynote speakers \u2013 Lani Cran Petri, cattle and goat producer, Kapapala Ranch, Pahala, Hawaii; Sharon Holman, president, Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers\u2019 Association<\/a>; and Tammy Fisher, secretary\/treasurer of the American Sheep Industry Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information or questions regarding the event, contact Campbell at [email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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