TEXAS AGRILIFE RESEARCH STATION

Texas AgriLife Research Station - Uvalde

TARS-Uvalde is located in Uvalde, County, near Uvalde, Texas. This location provides a representative evaluation site of the extreme northern portions of the project area. Our evaluation location has an Uvalde silt loam soil type. This soil type is a moderately permeable, tight soil similar to soils found in the northern portions of south Texas. This evaluation location has the shortest growing season, and typically exhibits a cooler climate, and shortest growing season of our evaluation locations. Cold tolerance of collections from the southern portion of the region can be assessed here. TARS-Uvalde also helps to determine the northern extent of adaptability of south Texas collections in our initial evaluations. Seed fill is typically highest at Uvalde in comparison to other locations, due in part to the cooler night-time temperatures that occur there. Ray King-Farm Manager and Dr. Daniel Leskovar-Interim Resident Director of research provide insight and technical assistance to our work at Uvalde.

Texas AgriLife Research Station-Beeville

TARS-Beeville is located in Bee County, Texas, near Beeville, Texas. This location provides an evaluation site located in the east central portion of south Texas. TARS-Beeville provides a variety of clay, loam, and clay loam soil types in which to evaluate collections. This location has the second highest mean annual precipitation of our evaluation locations, and colder climate than other evaluation locations on similar soil types. TARS-Beeville also provides a location for evaluation by other cooperators with expertise in forage production, and agronomy research settings. Dr. Jamie Foster-Assistant Professor of Forage Agronomy and Jeff Rahmes-Research Associate provide technical assistance to many ongoing projects. TARS-Beeville also houses specialized seed cleaning and processing equipment including a gravity table and seed coater. STN also works closely with James Grichar-Senior Research Scientist to test various herbicides for native plant use.