Information Sources Texas Cooperative Extension
County Extension Agents - Based in every county
- Dr. Charles R. Hall, Extension Economist-Horticultural Marketing
- TAEX-AECO
- Texas A&M University
- College Station, Texas 77843-2124
- (409)845-1281
- Dr. Richard A. Edwards, Extension Economist-Agribusiness
- TAEX-AECO
- Texas A&M University
- College Station, Texas 77843-2124
- (409) 845-8694
Extension Horticulturists:
Extension Economists:
- College Station, (409) 845-5341
- Dr. Samuel D. Cotner (Vegetables)
- Dr. Calvin G. Lyons (Fruits)
- Dr. Alfred B. Wagner (Processed Foods)
- Dr. Frank Dainello (Vegetables)
- District 5 & 9, (214) 843-6191
- Marvin L. Baker (Fruits and Vegetables)
- District 12, Weslaco, (512) 968-5581
- Dr. Michael Braverman (Vegetables)
- Dr. Julian W. Sauls (Citrus)
- District 4, Dallas, (214) 231-5362
- Dr. Steve George
- El Paso, (915) 859-9111
- Dr. Sammy G. Helmers
- Fredericksberg, (512) 997-7047
- Dr. John A. Lipe (Fruits and Pecans)
- District 13, San Antonio, (210) 220-2774
- Dr. Jerry M. Parsons (Vegetables)
- District 13, Uvalde, (512) 278-9151
- Dr. Loy W. Shreve
- Districts 1,2 & 3. Lubbock, (806) 746-6101
- Dr. Roland E. Roberts (Vegetables)
- District 8,3 & 4. Stephenville, (817) 968-4144
- Dr. Larry A. Stein
- Amarillo, (806) 359-5401
- Dr. Steven Amosson
- Vernon, (817) 552-9941
- Stanley Bevers
- Overton, (214) 834-6191
- Dr. Greg Clary
- Bryan, (409) 845-6800
- Dr. Gerald Comforth
- Bryan, (409) 845-6800
- Dr. Arthur Gerlow
- Stephenville, (512) 898-2214
- Dr. Ashley Lovell
- Ft. Stockton, (915) 336-8585
- Dr. Richard Patterson
- Uvalde, (512) 278-9151
- Jose Pena
- Lubbock, (806) 746-6101
- Dr. Jackie Smith
- Dallas, (214) 231-5362
- Dr. Kenneth Stokes
- Weslaco, (512) 968-5581
- Dr. Merritt Taylor
Texas Department of Agriculture
- Organics Program Specialist (Certification and Marketing)
- P.O. Box 12847
- Austin, Texas 78711
- (512) 463-7602, (512) 463-7467
Organizations
- Texas Organic Growers Association (TOGA)
- Route 1, Box 9
- Hutto, Texas 78634
- (512) 846-3741
- Certified California Organic Growers (CCOF)
- P.O. Box 8136
- Santa Cruz, California 95061
- (408) 423-2263
- Organic Crop Improvement Association
- 3185 Township Road 179
- Bellefountaine, Ohio 43311
- (513) 592-4983 or (513) 593-1232
- Committee For Sustainable Agriculture
- P.O. Box 1300
- Colfax, California 95713
- (916) 346-2777
- Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association
- P.O. Box 550
- Kimberton, Pennsylvania 19442
- (215) 327-2420
- lnstitute For Alternative Agriculture, Inc.
- 9200 Edmonston Rd., Suite 117
- Greenbelt, Maryland 20770
- (301) 441-8777
- Regenerative Agriculture Association
- 222 Main Street
- Emmaus, Pennsylvania 18098
- (215) 967-5171
References-/Periodicals
- Organic Wholesalers Annual Directory and Yearbook
- California Action Network
- P.O. Box 464
- Davis, California 95617
- (916) 756-8518
- [Cost: $28 plus $1.75 postage & handling]
- Farm Chemicals Handbook
- Meister Publishing Company
- 37841 Euclid Avenue
- Willoughby, Ohio 44094
- (216) 942-2000
- [Cost: $50 - published annually]
- Complete Guide to Pest Control, George W. Ware
- Thomson Publications
- P.O. Box 9335
- Fresno, California 93791
- (209) 435-2163
- [Cost: $20.50]
- Organic Market News and Information Servire (OMNIS)
- P.O. Box 1300
- Colfax, California 95713
- (916) 346-2777
- [Cost: $75/52 issues]
- The New Farm Magazine
- 22 Main St.
- Emmaus, Pennsylvania 18098
- (215) 967-5171
- [Cost: $15/7 issues]
- Journal of Pesticide Reform
- P.O. Box 1393
- Eugene, Oregon 9744
- (503) 344-5044
- [Cost: $15/4 issues]
- The Packer
- P.O. Box 9547
- Kansas City, Missouri 64133
- (816) 737-0064
- [Cost: $15/12 issues]
- American Journal of Alternative Agriculture
- 9200 Edmonston Rd, Suite 117
- Greenbelt, Maryland 20770
- [Cost: $20/year]
Seminars/Schools
- Peaceable Kingdom School
- P.O. Box 313
- Washington on the Brazos, Texas 77880
- (409) 878-2353
- Southern Organic Apprenticeship Program
- P.O. Box 45
- Utopia, Texas 78884-0045
- (512) 966-3724
- Texas Center for Rural Studies/Texas Pesticide Project
- P.O. Box 2618
- Austin, Texas 78768
- (512) 474-0811
- Texas Department of Agriculture
- P.O. Box 12847
- Austin, Texas 78711
- (512) 463-7602
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