Prairie View A&M University’s Cooperative Extension Program of Wharton County would like to invite you to Beekeeping 101: Understanding the Basics of Beekeeping on Thursday, April 13, 2023 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Wharton County Extension Office. Address: Wharton County Extension Office 315 E. Milam St. Wharton, TX 77488 Topics for this program include: The Basics of Beekeeping by Nathan Hermond, PVAMU Extension Associate Ag Exemption Guidelines: Beekeeping by Irene Klein, Wharton County Appraisal District If you’re unable to join us in-person, there will also… Read More →

Prairie View A&M University’ s Cooperative Extension Program of Wharton/Austin County will be hosting an interactive tour of PVAMU’s Meat Science Center in Prairie View, Texas on Friday, February 17th at 9:00 AM. The tour will consist of a walkthrough of the meat lab and a meat-cutting demonstration presented by Dr. Lea Ann Kinman (PVAMU Research Associate Professor). *Long pants and closed toed shoes are required.   Address: 1485 Kika De La Garza, Prairie View, TX 77446 Check in- 9am at the Meat Center Space is limited, so… Read More →

PVAMU Cooperative Extension Program Farmer’s Fund By Braxton Mitchell County Extension Agent, Agriculture & Natural Resources Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension Program Wharton & Austin Counties   The Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) Agriculture and Natural Resources (AgNR) Unit is providing mini-grants to provide financial assistance to minority landowners with short-term cash needs. CEP and AgNR realize the limited assets and challenges many minority landowners face. As a result, many have less access to emergency funding. This limited grant program will assist small… Read More →