Summer teacher workshops to focus on agriculture
By Julie Tomascik Editor The school year is over, and the classrooms are quiet. But there’s more to learn for [...]
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06, 2017
Ag teachers learn to change dialogue about agriculture
By Shala Watson Multimedia Writer Less than 2 percent of the U.S. population is made up of farm and ranch [...]
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06, 2017
Texas watermelon crop looks good
According to most reports, the watermelon crop across the state is faring well. Dr. Larry Stein, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension [...]
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06, 2017
New development could help control bacterial blight in cotton
A devastating disease that wiped out thousands of acres of cotton annually is back. And it’s affecting cotton that was [...]
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06, 2017
Three named to interim leadership positions at USDA
Just days after announcing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will likely have to wait until September to fill several [...]
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06, 2017
Amazon to acquire Whole Foods
Online heavyweight Amazon.com is entering the brick and mortar sector. The company announced Friday a $13.7 billion deal to acquire [...]
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06, 2017
Dow-DuPont merger gets conditional U.S. approval
Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont have won U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) approval to merge on the condition that the [...]
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06, 2017
Get to know your range plants
By Gary Joiner TFB Radio Network Manager Knowing your plants is important for any type of range management. But where [...]
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06, 2017
Perdue leads first agriculture, rural prosperity task force meeting
With economic growth and innovation for rural America in mind, the newly-created Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity [...]
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06, 2017
Summertime learning for Texas teachers
By Shala Watson Multimedia Writer School is out for the summer. But not for some teachers across the Lone Star [...]