Dr. C. Wayne Hanselka is recognized for 30+ years of relationship with the ranching industry in South Texas.
Dr. C. Wayne Hanselka recently received two plaques of recognition for his long-time support of the ranching industry in South Texas. The Webb Soil and Water Conservation District, the Agriculture and Natural Resources Commitee of the Webb Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Ranchers of Webb County presented the awards during the Bi-National Ranchers Conference held in Laredo.
Dr. Hanselka is Professor and Extension Range Specialist in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at Texas A&M University. He is officed at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Corpus Christi, Texas. He is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating state, county, regional and district range management Extension educational programs for ranchers, other land managers, and various clientele on over 23 million acres in 38 South Texas counties. This includes the lower Post Oak Savannah, mid and lower Coastal Prairies, and western Rio Grande Plains (South and Coastal Bend Extension Districts).
His programs focus on a number of facets concerning rangeland management. These include range-livestock-wildlife relationships; forage systems-grazing interactions; (i.e., forage quality and animal nutrition, stocking and grazing methods), prescribed burning, brush management systems, alternative forages such as prickly pear and salt bush, buffelgrass dynamics and total ranch management. He is General Manager of the la Copita Demonstration Ranch and Research Area.
(Top Image: From L to R: Dr. C. Wayne Hanselka, Mr. Memo Benavides and Mr. Carrol Summers, officials with the Webb Soil and Water Conservation District; Bottom Image: Dr. C. Wayne Hanselka, Mr. George Gonzales, Webb County Extension Agent)
Contact Dr. Hanselka by email at c-hanselka@tamu.edu
For more on Dr. Hanselka visit http://essm.tamu.edu/people-info/faculty/hanselka-wayne.aspx