The RCAS
RCAS 2007 Program Proceedings

An Overview of the USDA Agricultural Research Service Southern Plains Area

Dr. Dan UpChruch, Area Director, USDA ARS Southern Plains Area, College Station, Texas

An Overview of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station

Dr. Bill Dugas, Associate Director, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station, Texas

Water and Agriculture in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

Wayne Halbert, General Manager, Harlingen Irrigation District, Harlingen, Texas

The Rio Grande Valley Citrus and Vegetable Industries

Mr. Ray Prewett, President, Texas Citrus Mutual / Executive Vice-President Texas Vegetable Association, Mission, Texas

INIFAP, A Science and Technology Research Organization

Dr. Francisco Javier Padilla Ramirez, Area Director, Rio Bravo, Mexico

Rio Bravo Research Center: An Overview

Dr. Noe Montes Garcia, INIFAP, Rio Bravo Research Center, Rio Bravo, Mexico

Controlling Snowmold in Dryland Wheat

Dr. Ray Cartee, Director of Research Farms, Utah State University, Logan, Utah

The Growing Hispanic Population - What They Buy Will Influence What Will Be Grown

Merritt J. Taylor, Oklahoma State University, Wes Watkins Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Lane, Oklahoma

Development and Management of a Large Scale Field Study: The SOYFACE Project

Dr. Robert Dunker, Agronomist and Superintendent, University of Illinois Crop Sciences Research and Education Center, Urbana, Illinois

The APHIS Pest Detection, Diagnostic and Management Laboratory

Paul E. Parker, Laboratory Director, PDDML, Mission, Texas

Citrus Research in Texas

J. V. da Graca, Texas A & M University-Kingsville, Citrus Center, Weslaco, Texas

Remote Sensing Research-Tools and Applications

James H. Everitt, USDA-ARS, Integrated Farming and Natural Resources Research, Kika De La Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center, Weslaco, Texas

Growing Olives in Texas

Nasir S.A. Malik, Assist Professor, Kika de la Garza Subtropical Research Center, Weslaco, Texas

Alternative Swine Production and Value Added Markets

Mr. Eddie Pitzer, Superintendent, Cherry Research Farm, Goldsboro, North Carolina

Angus Cattle Drive: A Commodity Based Endowment

Mr. Joe Hampton, Superintendent. Piedmont Research Station, Salisbury, North Carolina

Water Quality Research in Forestry: A Joint Project in Oklahoma and Louisiana

Mr. Bob Heinemann, Superintendent, Kiamichi Forestry Research Station, Idabel, Oklahoma

Workshop on Financial Strategies and Cost Recovery Systems

Jim Beaty, Superintendent, Purdue University, Agronomy Center for Research & Education (ACRE)

Maricopa Agricultural Center Financing And Cost Recovery

Bob Roth, University Of Arizona

RCAS Executive Committee Meeting

September 24, 2006; KSU SEARC Office Building, Parsons, Kansas

RCAS Executive Board Meeting

January 28, 2007; Sheraton Beach Hotel, South Padre Island, Texas

RCAS Business Meeting

January 31, 2007; Sheraton Beach Hotel, Blue Marlin Room, South Padre Island, Texas