Friday Nov 16th Seminar w/ Dr. Lombardini:

The “Role of Horticulture in the Conservation and Utilization of Biodiversity”

The Department of Horticultural Sciences presents The “Role of Horticulture in the Conservation and Utilization of Biodiversity”, Presented by Tim Davis Professor/Senior Scientist, Regional Director for Asia Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture & Department of Horticultural Sciences
Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. HFSB Room 104
*Refreshments provided

Fujian Agriculture & Environmental Sciences Seminar

Tuesday/ October 16, 2012 / 1:00-2:00pm

 Dr. Zonghua Wang

 Professor and Vice President Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University

 “Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University: Education and Research in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences”

  Plant Pathology and Microbiology

LF Peterson Bldg Room 112

Borlaug Institute Seminar: 'IRAQ: Lessons Learned from the Field'

LIVE: Watch IRAQ Lessons Learned from the Field at the #BorlaugSeminars

Join us on Friday, October 12th, for a special Borlaug Institute Seminar of the Fall 2012 co-sponsored by the Borlaug Institute and the Plant Breeders Circle.
The rescheduled panel of the Borlaug Institute Iraqi programs is THIS week! The panel includes speakers: Gary Briers, Glen Shinn, Roland Smith, and Kate Whitney. The topic of discussion is their personal experiences in Middle Eastern countries and insight from working for programs such as the Iraq Agricultural Extension Revitalization Program (IAER).
The seminar will be held in Room 440 at the Heep Center Building on West Campus at Texas A&M. For directions to the building and to share the flyer with your friends and colleagues, visit borlaug.tamu.edu/Seminars>>

'Organic Gardening is My Life' - Seminar Wed. 9/19

Howdy,
Next week the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences is hosting a speaker that I think would be of interest to students, faculty and staff in Horticulture:

SOIL & CROP SCIENCES SEMINAR

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

4:00 p.m. - Heep Center - Room 103; Refreshments - 3:45 p.m.

John L. Dromgoole

Owner - The Natural Gardener; Austin, TX

“Organic Gardening is My Life”

John Dromgoole is the owner of The Natural Gardener, Austin’s organic garden center, and Lady Bug Natural Brand, His award-winning nursery is a three-time winner of Today’s Garden Center’s “Revolutionary 100 Garden Centers,” eleven-time winner of Austin Chronicle’s “Best of Austin,” and has been featured in many national gardening magazines. In 2008, The Natural Gardener was honored with the national award of “Innovative Garden Center of the Year” by Garden Center Magazine.

For 29 years, John has hosted America’s longest continuously running organic gardening radio talk show on 590 KLBJ. On television, John once hosted the first national organic gardening series on PBS, “The New Garden.” Currently he appears on “Central Texas Gardener” (over 13 years) and the “Weekend Gardener” (20 years). He has won state, local, and regional awards for his work in promoting organic gardening and farming, including “Texas Legendary Promoter of Organics.”
John’s main focus is to bring new and old gardeners on board with the organic technique, teaching them how easy, beneficial and beautiful it is to be an organic gardener.