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Evers receives Distinguished Grasslander awardTexas Dr. Gerald Evers, Texas AgriLife Research forage management scientist, has received the 2008 Distinguished Grasslander award from the American Forage and Grassland Council. The council recognized Evers for his "37 years (of) experience conducting research in all aspects of annual clover production, including development of new varieties, establishment, inoculation, nitrogen fixation and transfer--weed control and utilization." The council's summary report went on to say Evers' work has become "critical with rising nitrogen fertilizer and fuel prices." Evers was nominated by several of his peers, including Dr. Matt Sanderson, lead scientist and research agronomist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. "Dr. Evers understands that agricultural research must benefit producers," Sanderson wrote in his official nomination. "He excels at communicating his research results to producers and information users. The end result is that his forage and grazing land research has put dollars in the pockets of ranchers and farmers across the southern U.S." Dr. Don Ball, Alabama Extension forage specialist, wrote: "His (Evers) research has added substantially to the scientific literature, and it has had a positive impact on many forage/livestock farms in Texas and elsewhere." Another nominator, Dr. William Ocumpaugh, Texas A&M Regents Fellow, wrote: "Gerald has always had a way with conducting research that allows us to better understand the basic reasons why a plant does what it does. Then he is able to turn that into a management practice that helps us understand what we should do and why." Evers, a native of Fredericksburg, now lives in Kilgore. He received his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees from Texas A&M University in 1966, 1968 and 1970, respectively. He has been based at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Overton since 1990. ------CUTLINE------ Dr. Jim Muir, Texas AgriLife Research scientist, recently received an American Forage and Grassland Council Merit award. The council cited, among other things, Muir's development of improved pasture and supplementation systems for meat goats. Muir is based at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Stephenville.
Date: 4/3/08
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