A festival of peaches
This year could be the best peach crop in recent years. Outside Weatherford, the O’Bannon family peach trees are thriving. [...]
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07, 2014
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07, 2014
South Texas grain sorghum crop is good and plentiful
South Texas grain sorghum growers may have a bumper crop. Nearly a million acres of grain sorghum is either being [...]
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07, 2014
Discussion of GMO foods program set for July 15, Dimmitt
A program explaining the role of genetically modified organism (GMO) foods in the U.S. food supply is set for July [...]
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07, 2014
FAA interpretive rules impact use of model aircraft
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a Notice of Interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft. This notice addresses [...]
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07, 2014
Louisiana joins in Texas livestock transport restrictions
Louisiana becomes the latest state to impose enhanced requirements on Texas livestock due to diagnosed cases of Vesicular Stomatitus (VS). [...]
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07, 2014
Pecan crop prediction: average harvest and continued high retail prices
Pecans are probably not on the menu for your Fourth of July backyard cookout, but the shade from a large [...]
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07, 2014
Pasture calves susceptible to summer pneumonia
Beef cattlemen may see more respiratory disease in pasture pre-weaned calves during summer. Respiratory outbreaks tend to be unpredictable—occurring in [...]
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07, 2014
Rotation of wheat with canola is beneficial
Farmers have been rotating crops to replenish soil nutrients for centuries. Winter canola may clean up weeds and increase yields [...]
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07, 2014
New RCPP sparks Q&A
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is starting a new program, the Regional Conservation Partnership [...]
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07, 2014
New coalition wants WTO to change COOL standards
A new coalition wants Congress to take action in the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) dispute with Canada and Mexico [...]