Progressive Farmer.C.G. "Charlie" Scruggs of Hubbard, Texas Hubbard is a city in Hill County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,586 at the 2000 census. Geography Hubbard is located at (31.847593, -96.797352)GR1. , passed away on July 24, 2001 as a result of complications following surgery. Charlie worked for Progressive Farmer magazine from 1947 when he graduated from college, until 1988 when he retired from his position as editor-in-chief of the magazine. He was a past president of AAEA AAEA American Agricultural Economics Association AAEA African American Environmentalist Association (Washington, Maryland) AAEA American Agricultural Editors Association AAEA Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators , on the Board of Regents An independent governing body that oversees a state's public Colleges and Universities. All 50 states have governing bodies that oversee the administration of public education. at Texas Tech University, and was well known for his work as president of the Southwest Animal Health Research Foundation, which raised over $10 million and revolutionized the livestock industry with the eradication of the screwworm screwworm: see blowfly. screwworm Any of several North and South American blowfly species named for the screwlike appearance of the larva's body, which is ringed with small spines. Screwworms attack livestock and other animals, including humans. in the 1960s. |
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