September 4th, 2015 – The Extension Hour – Family Health & Wellness with Amy Ressler

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Amy Ressler, and guest Laura Talbott-Ressler (Amy’s English daughter-in-law), discuss the mission and purpose of Extension along with specifics of Amy’s program area in Family and Consumer Sciences (Family Health & Wellness). Listeners can test their knowledge of this 100 year old organization and see if they know more about Extension than a “foreigner”.


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  • 8.20.21 – “Living & Aging Well” – The Extension Hour - “8.20.21 – “Living & Aging Well” – The Extension Hour Amy is joined by Brent and Pauline Veazey of Assisted living Locators discussing awareness and resources related to living and aging with the best possible [...]
  • 3.26.21 – “Case Studies in Ethnic Backgrounds and Racism” - “Case Studies in Ethnic Backgrounds and Racism” Amy talks with Craig Rotter, Sonja Davis, and Mario Villarino of Extension’s Coming Together for Racial Understanding workgroup, discussing how previous conversations on “flip the script” and “dialogues [...]
  • 3.5.21 – “Dialogue or Debate? Tips for productive conversations about race” - “Dialogue or Debate? Tips for productive conversations about race” Amy is joined by Dawn Burton, Sonja Davis, and Craig Rotter, members of Extension’s Coming Together for Racial Understanding work group, to discuss ways to navigate [...]
  • 2.19.21 – “So, you want an Ag Exemption for your land…” – The Extension Hour - 2.19.21 – “So, you want an Ag Exemption for your land…” – The Extension Hour Amy and Brandon are joined by Jake Martinez and Misty Gipson from the Montgomery County Appraisal District discussing the ins [...]
  • 2.12.21 – Agriculture Law and You – The Extension Hour - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agricultural Law Specialist, Tiffany Dowell Lashmet will be on the show to discuss important topics for landowners, such as: “How do I protect myself if someone gets hurt on my land?,” [...]
  • 12.18.20 – “Flip the Script on race and ethnicity” – The Extension Hour - 12.18.20 – 12.18.20 – “Flip the Script on race and ethnicity” – The Extension Hour “Flip the Script on race and ethnicity” Amy is joined by Dawn Burton, Sonja Davis, and Craig Rotter, members of [...]
  • 12.11.20 – “Volunteers are the Heart of Extension” - 12.11.20 -“Volunteers are the Heart of Extension” with Montgomery County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, LIVE on Lone Star Community Radio “Volunteers are the Heart of Extension” State volunteer specialist Laura Huebinger joins the Montgomery County Extension faculty [...]
  • 12.2.20 – “Extension Relevance and Response” – The Extension Hour - “The Art of Living” Justin Ulmer talks with Amy about the art exhibit at the Community Help Expo and how he and others have used art to communicate and work through difficult times. Justin is [...]
  • 12.4.20 – “Extension Relevance and Response” – The Extension Hour - 12.4.20 – “Extension Relevance and Response” – The Extension Hour Eric Zimmerman, District 9 Extension Administrator, joins Amy, Brandon, and Justin to share how Extension is responding to current trends and shifts in programming while [...]
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  • January 8th, 2016 – The Extension Hour – Agriculture Toolbox - [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/241020054″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3BiA6rVjMI] The Agriculture Tool Box program on January 8 featured the importance of honey bees to agriculture and the importance of beekeepers in reestablishing the bee population [...]
  • January 15th, 2016 – The Extension Hour – Garden & Landscape Hour - [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/242148958″ params=”color=ff5500&show_artwork=false&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io3oFdjJvmk] Michael Potter, Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Horticultural Agent for Montgomery County is joined by Lucinda Owen. Mrs. Owen is a Montgomery County Master Gardener that is [...]
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