Sorghum acreage on the rise
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Editor Despite the prolific sugarcane aphids, Texas farmers are sticking with sorghum. Farmers report they’ll plant [...]
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04, 2017
Texan among new national advocacy leadership class
Texas Farm Bureau member James O’Brien is among the young farmers and ranchers who have been selected by the American [...]
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04, 2017
WOTUS challenges move forward
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Editor The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will not put legal challenges to the [...]
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04, 2017
Rice crop prices down, acreage lower
By Jessica Domel and Tom Nicolette Texas will see 15 percent fewer acres of rice this year. Farmers reported to [...]
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04, 2017
April is Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month
By Shala Watson Multimedia Writer The economic losses from invasive species cost the nation up to $120 billion a year, [...]
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04, 2017
Military entrepreneurial project, ag workshop set for April 28-29
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, in cooperation with the Texas AgrAbility Project, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Millican Reserve and [...]
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04, 2017
Mexico, surplus, wild pigs weigh on Texas corn farmers
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Editor There should be plenty of corn for livestock across the state this year. Although a [...]
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04, 2017
Good, bad news in CWD report
Texas has recorded its first cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in free-ranging whitetail and elk. Those conclusions were recorded [...]
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04, 2017
Texas farmers see early emergence of pests
By Shala Watson Multimedia Writer The dry and mild winter Texas experienced this year allowed farmers in many regions to [...]
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04, 2017
USDA delays GIPSA rule implementation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will delay implementation of a controversial rule in the meat and livestock sector and [...]