TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: West Texas vegetable growers briefed on marketing, research.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-17 February 1999-TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: West Texas vegetable growers briefed on marketing, research (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:160299 HEREFORD -- West Texas vegetable growers were briefed on new marketing initiatives and potato research Jan. 19 at the annual West Texas Vegetable Conference here.

Ray Prewett, executive vice president of the Texas Vegetable Association (TVA), explained the workings of the Texas Vegetable Initiative -- a grassroots effort designed to help the industry regain lost market share, assess future needs and conduct strategies aimed at long-term economic viability. "One of our chief goals is to approach the Texas Legislature and gain dedicated funding by 2001 to support research, extension, marketing and...