Texas A&M AgriLife High Plains forage program gains research expertise

Carlos Vela Garcia, Ph.D.,is a new Texas A&M AgriLife Research forage systems scientist at the Texas A&M AgriLife High Plains Research and Extension Center in Canyon. (Kay Ledbetter/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Carlos Vela Garcia, Ph.D.,is a new Texas A&M AgriLife Research forage systems scientist at the Texas A&M AgriLife High Plains Research and Extension Center in Canyon. (Kay Ledbetter/Texas A&M AgriLife)

The newest faculty member at the Texas A&M AgriLife High Plains Research and Extension Center in Canyon is Carlos Vela Garcia, Ph.D., who will build a research and outreach program focused on water-limited forage systems.

Garcia, who started Sept. 1, has a 75% appointment with Texas A&M AgriLife Research and a 25% appointment with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. He will serve as a…