November-December 2019
New extension agent passionate about agriculture By PennyLynn Webb Palestine Herald-Press
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mily Husmann, the newest member of the Anderson County Extension Agency, brings a lot of passion to her job. “I’m so over the moon and thankful I’m getting to do what I’m passionate about,” Husmann said. “I just pinch myself every day.” Husmann was hired as an assistant county extension agent for ag and natural resources, working under Truman Lamb, the county coordinator and agent for ag and natural resources. Husmann, 22, graduated from Oklahoma State University in May with a degree in animal science. She grew up in Katy Texas, graduating from James E. Taylor High School. Husmann said she had a great Future Farmers of America teacher and many great professors in college. She even considered a career in teaching. “I’m passionate about the ag industry,” Husmann said. “I wanted to find a career where I
could work with animals, or at least in the arena of agriculture.” Not finding a job in the Houston area, she started looking in East Texas and came across the Anderson County position. “I took a chance and drove to Overton for the interview,” Husmann said. “They seemed to like me. It all kind of fell into place after that. I even found the perfect little place to live.” Husmann is learning the ropes, dividing her time between agriculture and consumer sciences and the local 4H program. “I really like horticulture,” Husmann said. “Truman Lamb and I have gone out to several different homes to work with people on their trees, their landscapes, or their grasses. I’ve really enjoyed that and working with the Master Gardener program.” She has also worked with Extension Agent Preston Sturdivant and Holly Black in the Family and Community Health/ Consumer Science program. Husmann has already helped conduct a couple of ag science seminars. She looks forward to
the upcoming Hay Show. “As extension agents, we wear a lot of hats,” Husmann said. Husmann has experience in showing livestock projects and hopes to work with the 4-H. Beyond her job, Husmann said she enjoys watching movies, music, and exploring her new home town. “I’m really liking it here,” Husmann said. “I like the pace of things. It’s comfortable.”
Emily Husmann has embraced life in Palestine and looks forward to working with the community through the Anderson County Extension Agency. Above, Husmann during her Senior year of college after helping her assigned sow farrow.
Corsicana Bass Club competes Trout stocking season arrives Prince earns 28th place By Kevin Prince
Special to the Corsicana Daily Sun
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he Corsicana Tiger Bass Club traveled to Lake Fork Reservoir Nov. 9 near Emory to compete in their third tournament of the Central Division season. Holden Prince fished solo due to his partner, Peyton Brown, being unable to attend the contest. Prince managed to boat a five fish limit with a total weight of 4.61 pounds to attain a 28th place finish in a field of 183 teams. First cast of the tourney was at 6:30 a.m., and at 6:45 a.m. the first keeper was in the live-well. The tally quickly went to three keepers by 7:15 a.m. The baitfish were moving in and out of the two points where the fishing efforts had been focused, and finally at 10:30 a.m. the fourth keeper was located. A lull settled in and the decision was made to go search for new water to fish. After a few long-distance runs, Prince decide to key in on some docks with brush piles. After several unsuccessful docks the time was 1 p.m. “I’m not feeling these docks, let’s go back to where I started and see what might happen,” Prince said. Upon arriving back to the starting location, there were several other anglers leaving the area, but it was decided to go ahead and give them a try. With a couple small groups of baitfish located, Prince managed to boat the fifth keeper fish for the day and quickly followed with another but the final fish wasn’t quite large enough to improve the creel. Finishing 28th in the Lake Fork contest moved the Prince/Brown team into 30th place overall in the “Angler of the Year” points standings of a field of nearly 200 teams. The team of Rudy Beck and Hunter Autrey came away with a 102nd place finish in the Lake Fork Tourney. The Corsicana Tiger Bass Club will resume the season Feb. 22, 2020 when they travel to Lake Ray Hubbard near Rockwall. Full results can be viewed by visiting the Texas High School Bass Association website at thsba.com.
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he pond at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center is one of the sites for upcoming trout stocking the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reports. Lake Zebco Casting Pond 2 at the Texas Water Fisheries Center is due for various stockings in December, January and February. A total of 7,200 trout will be headed for the Athens pond. Elsewhere, trout produced in the fishery ponds at TFFC where be headed for numerous locations around the state such as Daingerfield State Park, Lake Tyler and Mesquite City Lake. TPWD will be stocking a total of 343,650 rainbow trout in Texas from Nov. 26 through the beginning of March. Because rainbow trout are unable to survive in Texas after the winter, anglers are encouraged to keep up to their daily bag limit of five trout. Rainbow trout are an attractive, tasty fish found on many restaurant menus, and anglers can easily find recipes to prepare these fish online. According to TPWD, Rainbow trout can be caught on a variety of baits and lures. Depending on an angler’s experience level and interest, they can be caught using simple, light tackle or on hand-tied flies using a fly rod. Other tips to consider when trout fishing include arriving early to stocking sites on stocking days, maintaining a safe and courteous distance from fellow anglers, keeping an array of baits and lures nearby and having ice available when harvesting trout to keep fish fresh. TPWD invites families looking to spend a day or weekend exploring a Texas State Park to add fishing to their list of activities, as more than 15 state parks throughout the state will receive periodic stockings of rainbow trout this winter. Many state parks offer excellent fishing amenities such as fishing piers and shoreline access, cleaning stations, and equipment rentals for tackle and kayaks or canoes. As a bonus, state parks are the only locations in Texas that anglers can fish for free without a fishing license.