TAHC adopts cattle tuberculosis rule, proposes trich changes
A number of new rules and amendments were recently adopted by the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC). Texas animal health [...]
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Field crops program set for June 25, Seguin
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the 2014 Field Crops Program June 25 in Seguin. Several presentations will address [...]
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06, 2014
Perry renews Emergency Disaster Proclamation
Gov. Rick Perry recently renewed the July 5, 2011 Emergency Disaster Proclamation, certifying exceptional drought conditions in specified counties in [...]
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06, 2014
Possible treatment found for sugarcane aphids
A new sugarcane aphid variety, not the typical yellow sugarcane aphid, is devastating South Texas grain sorghum. Evidence found last [...]
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06, 2014
AFBF supports extension of clean water rule comment period
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the comment period on the new clean water rules. The latest rule broadly [...]
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06, 2014
Obama signs Water Resources Reform and Development Act
President Barack Obama signed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) into law on Tuesday. The WRRDA is an [...]
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06, 2014
Texas bats in good shape, good for farmers and ranchers
White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a fungal disease that has killed more than six million bats across eastern North America. A [...]
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06, 2014
Weed, grass control field day set for June 17, Thrall
Texas Blackland grain sorghum and cotton farmers are encouraged to attend a field day to review new research on weed [...]
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06, 2014
Funding available for turning biomass material into energy
The Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) was authorized under the 2014 Farm Bill to provide funding for energy biomass crops. [...]
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Proposed amendments to trich rules
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) proposed several changes regarding trichomoniasis (trich) testing, herd certification and entry requirements for cattle. [...]