Source: AgriLife Today
Nearly seven years ago Barbara White, the centers site manager, contacted Scott Willey, Fayette County agent for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, to discuss their aging orchard and how they could better manage it for the future.
“When I saw the property, I realized it would be great for a big fruit tree program complete with hands-on demonstrations and educational programs that were needed by so many.” Willey said.
“This place is a way for us to take some of the research from the Texas A&M University land-grant system and put it in the public’s hands,” Willey said. “We use it to demonstrate some of the latest research, or proper techniques or whatever the particular subject might be, and hopefully they will take it home and improve their lives at the end of the day.”
View more Fruit & Nut Resources from Aggie-Horticulture including a publication about growing peaches in Texas.
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