TWDB seeks applications for groundwater grants
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) is currently soliciting applications for projects from eligible groundwater conservation districts. Available funding includes [...]
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12, 2014
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12, 2014
USDA drops plan for second Beef Checkoff
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will not pursue efforts to create another beef [...]
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12, 2014
APHIS reports on ag losses due to predators
Native predatory wildlife performs a vital role in a healthy ecosystem. However, predatory animals also cause damage or pose a [...]
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12, 2014
Ecosystem services conference held
Every two years, leaders in the study and practice of ecosystem services and environmental markets meet at the U.S. Department [...]
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12, 2014
Drought continues to linger and gives the gift of consequences
Texas has received rain, but drought is still an issue as 35 percent of the state is still in extreme [...]
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12, 2014
Possible biological attack in deterring citrus greening
The U.S. citrus industry has been facing a serious threat from Huanglongbing (HLB), better known as citrus greening disease, caused [...]
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12, 2014
President moves to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba
President Obama moved to restore full diplomatic relations with Cuba and the opening of an embassy in Havana is a [...]
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12, 2014
Southwest Beef Symposium set for Jan. 14-15, Amarillo
The Southwest Beef Symposium, jointly hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension [...]
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12, 2014
Forest conditions improved due to USDA’s BCAP program
More than 200,000 tons of biomass was removed from federal lands through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Biomass Crop [...]
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12, 2014
Early release of commodity tables from USDA’s ag projections to 2024 report
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will reveal selected tables early from its upcoming USDA Agricultural Projections to 2024 report. [...]