A blue summer for Texas blueberry growers?
Location, location, location. It was the difference between a bountiful blueberry crop and one that fell short of expectations for [...]
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07, 2016
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07, 2016
Storage bins play major role on grain farms
In a good or bad year, flexibility at harvest is a must for Texas grain farmers. And on-farm storage bins [...]
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07, 2016
Ag infrastructure in need of upgrades
Improved yield potential has increased agriculture’s aging infrastructure’s ability to accept and transport commodities efficiently, according to Southwest Farm Press. But [...]
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07, 2016
Registration underway for South Texas Wildlife Conference
The 15th Annual South Texas Wildlife Conference features practitioners, land managers, policy makers, wildlife biologists and wildlife researchers outlining current [...]
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07, 2016
Herd-specific vaccines on the horizon
Most animals are vaccinated with a routine commercial vaccine, but sometimes herd-specific vaccines are needed. And they’re on the horizon [...]
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07, 2016
Trying to catch up with nilgai and spread of fever ticks
Potential hosts of fever ticks in South Texas include cattle, horses, white-tailed deer and exotic hoofstock, such as red deer [...]
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07, 2016
Cargill to sell Bovina, Dalhart feedlots
Texas-based Friona Industries, LP is expected to purchase two Cargill-owned feedlots in Dalhart and Bovina. According to Reuters, the sale [...]
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07, 2016
U.S. Senate approves GMO labeling bill; House next step
In what’s being called “the most important vote for agriculture in the last 20 years,” the U.S. Senate approved late [...]
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07, 2016
Bexar, Wilson counties to host forage testing campaign
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Bexar and Wilson counties will hold a forage testing campaign for hay during [...]
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07, 2016
USDA builds on crop insurance success
A stronger and more diverse federal crop insurance program has provided America’s diverse agricultural farmers and ranchers and rural communities [...]