Outlook: No drought in Texas through fall
There’s good news for Texas. The state remains drought-free for the fourth week in a row and is expected to [...]
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FAA rule clears drones to take off in ag
The Federal Aviation Administration released the final Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Rule yesterday. The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) submitted [...]
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06, 2016
Speaker Straus meets with Texas Farm Bureau
Eminent domain, water rights and agricultural land valuation and sales tax exemptions were on the agenda when Texas Farm Bureau [...]
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06, 2016
New tool being tested to fight citrus greening
A new tool may add to the arsenal of weapons to manage and control the spread of citrus greening, one [...]
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06, 2016
Economist doesn’t see repeat of 1980s farm crisis
The economic environment in today’s U.S. farm sector is different and more favorable than those factors experienced during the farm [...]
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06, 2016
TPW Commission adopts amended deer movement rules
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Monday approved an amended set of regulations for artificial movement of deer by permit [...]
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06, 2016
4-H vet camp provides hands-on training
By Blair Fannin AgriLife Today Aspiring youth wanting to enter the veterinary animal health profession recently received week-long training that [...]
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06, 2016
Cotton Ginning Cost-Share program sign-up starts today
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (USDA FSA) will provide an estimated $300 million in cost-share assistance payments [...]
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06, 2016
Oxygen depletion common in stocked fish ponds
The dog days of summer are here, and a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert says landowners should watch for [...]
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06, 2016
Judd: All horses susceptible to strangles
Strangles, which affects the upper respiratory tract, is a serious contagious disease in horses. The disease causes the lymph nodes [...]