Far West Texas ranchers hit hard by winter storm systems
Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Traditionally, arid Far West Texas has been even drier than normal lately. After a good start [...]
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Winter storm resources, programs available from USDA
Programs and resources are available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for rural communities, farmers and ranchers, families and [...]
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02, 2021
Winter Garden onion growers escape freeze damage
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Although some Winter Garden vegetable farmers weren’t as fortunate, Dimmit County onion grower Brian King [...]
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02, 2021
Rio Grande Valley citrus damaged by freezing weather
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The extreme cold blanketing the entire state of Texas will have disastrous effects on the [...]
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02, 2021
Experience, preparation ensure dairies prepared for winter weather
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The winter weather may have caught a few Texans off-guard this week, but for farmers, [...]
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02, 2021
Congress presses to keep sheep, goat import rule
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposal to withdraw existing bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) import [...]
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02, 2021
Stocker cattle sector is dynamic, wildly varied
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Stocker and backgrounding operations play a big role in delivering quality U.S. beef at affordable [...]
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02, 2021
Ag makes gains in greenhouse gas emission reductions
New analysis of EPA data highlights agricultural greenhouse gas emissions reductions and the importance of developing new research and technologies [...]
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02, 2021
Axis deer management project underway in Hill Country
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Axis deer are an exotic game species first introduced in the Texas Hill Country in [...]
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02, 2021
March 15 last day to enroll in ARC, PLC for 2021
Farmers and ranchers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs [...]