Trinity Valley Community College AG & Ranch Management

Our new Hay barn at the TVCC Ranch is completed. Couldn’t resist posting a photo. 

The new 120 ft. X 80ft. hay barn at the TVCC Ranch is getting its roof today. We are very much looking forward to putting it to good use.

TVCC Ag students taking entomology enjoyed a little treat today as we discussed beneficial aspects of insects, in which one is a food source.  Chocolate covered crickets anyone? 

The Trinity Valley Community College Ag Club attended the Texas Junior College Agriculture Association Convention held at Sam Houston State University this past Thursday and Friday. There were five TVCC students who attended. Our club president, Isabella Lucio, served as State Reporter and she and Shiloh Sartain brought home the first place award for the scrap book contest. I’m in the process of having the scrapbook scanned by our graphic and print design department and will post the link to it later. We went on tours of the Texas prison museum, and the Sam Houston museum while we were in Huntsville. 

The TVCC wildlife conservation & management class toured the TPWD Freshwater Fishery Center today. It is located just outside of Athens, Texas. Donovan Patterson, who is over the freshwater breeding program at the center, gave us a wonderful tour of the breeding and rearing area in which they were in the middle of the breeding season.  It was a wonderful tour and we learned a lot. Students also had a few minutes to go through the self-guided tour area of the center before returning to campus. 

The wildlife conservation and management class had a guest speaker today. Heidi Kryger-Bailey, Wildlife Biologist, for the Texas Parks and Wildlife department gave us an outstanding presentation on what she does for a living, her educational background, and how she obtained the current position. She also brought many tanned animal skins/furs she passed around and asked our students to identify them.  Her region includes Henderson County, Anderson County, Van Zandt County and Rains County. 

The TVCC Wildlife Conservation & Management class students toured the TPWD Purtis Creek State Park this past week. Park Superintendent Aaron Johnston gave us a great educational tour! 

The Wildlife conservation & management class took some time to learn how to score Whitetail deer antlers in class this past week.

The wildlife conservation and management class enjoyed a guest presentation today from Texas A&M Agrilife Extension pond specialist, Tyson Keese.  Also contributing to the presentation was Henderson County Extension agent Spencer SIms. Both also shared their career paths and education with our students at the end of the presentation. Spencer was the captain on our beef cattle show team in 2000-2001.  We very much appreciate both of them taking the time to spend with us today!

The TVCC-AG club helped decorate for Christmas at the Love in Action Homeless Shelter in Athens, Texas.  They also brought several donations for the shelter. We appreciate Ag club president Isabella Lucio, Secretary Garrett Ellington, and member Julian Lucio for their volunteerism.