OVERTON — You might call it a world-class save. To rescue soccer fields being used for the World Cup in South Africa, grounds managers used a turfgrass bred and developed near Overton in East Texas.
Dr. Lloyd Nelson, small-grains breeder with HYPERLINK “http://agriliferesearch.tamu.edu/” \o “http://agriliferesearch.tamu.edu/” \t “_blank” Texas AgriLife Research, recently learned that his Panterra turfgrass [...]

By Robert Burns
Despite the recession, the ornamental bedding plant industry is doing quite well, and by association so is the East Texas Horticultural Field Day at Overton, said a Texas AgriLife Research scientist.
This year, the field day is set for June 24 at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Overton.
The field day, which [...]