Growing Hemp Are you Ready workshop was an exciting day on the Hill and has "set the bar high," as described by many of the participants in attendance. On February 6th, over two hundred participants arrived and eagerly waited to learn about the potential of growing Hemp in Texas. The workshop agenda had a diverse ...
December 16 - A Prairie View A&M University College of Agriculture and Human Sciences graduate student, Debrecia Robinson, has made history, well before her career takes off. Robinson is President-elect of the Texas Student Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (TSAMFT). This distinction carries prestige, and much more, according to CAHS Assistant Professor and Human ...
In 2012, eight million minority-owned businesses contributed $1.38 trillion in revenue and 7.2 million jobs to the economy! In recent years, minority-owned companies have seen an increase in the last five years, but lag in terms of revenues and sales of non-minority businesses. Of the 26.9 million small-owned businesses in the US, African-Americans own only ...
Positive parenting practices play an essential role in children's development and later life success. Many aspects of life affect parenting including parent characteristics (e.g., personality, cognitive abilities, health, age, and level of education); child characteristics (e.g., temperament, developmental progress, mental health); family economic resources; and family structure (e.g., single, two parent, grandparents raising grandchildren). 35% ...
There are a lot of people affected by Hurricane Harvey that need help with their paperwork and follow up. It is not clear why flood victims are receiving denial and cancelation letters. The Cooperative Extension Program is looking to help people affected by flood navigate the systems. The unit is working on alleviating some of ...
The Choose Health: Food, Fun and Fitness curriculum was implemented in Maverick County through health classes at CC Winn and Eagle Pass High Schools. The lessons focused on topics such as sugary drinks, the benefits of incorporating fruits and vegetables into a daily eating regimen, nutrition label reading, among others. The six-lesson series included interactive ...
According to the organization Veterans Coming Home “In addition to the complex set of factors influencing all homelessness - extreme shortage of affordable housing, livable income and access to health care - many displaced and at-risk veterans live with lingering effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse, which are compounded by a lack ...
Childhood obesity continues to be an issue identified by our national government and regional and county stakeholders. It was identified in our Texas Community Futures Forum and is also a NIFA (National Institute of Food and Agriculture) goal for the Cooperative Extension Program. During the past 20 years, there has been a dramatic increase in ...
November is recognized as National Entrepreneurship Month. According to the US Department of Commerce, "entrepreneurs are responsible for virtually all new job growth across the county." However, local entrepreneurs have the opportunity to transform from within by providing jobs, products and services to limited resource communities.The Community and Economic Development Unit of the Cooperative Extension ...
I am glad to showcase the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Open Commercial & Purebred Female Pen Show that is open to both adult and youth cattle breeders throughout the South Texas region. What started as a vision by attending the 2004 San Antonio Livestock Show and learning about their successful event was how we ...
