BLM seeks proposals for new off-range pastures for the care of wild horses
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking proposals for new off-range pasture facilities that can provide a free-roaming environment [...]
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03, 2015
Exclusion tactics is best preparation for the surge of springtime bugs
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) entomologist Wizzie Brown suggests ‘exclusion’ as the best means of early control of a [...]
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03, 2015
USDA’s ADT tag rule in full-force effective March 11
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) rule establishes general regulations for improving the traceability of U.S. [...]
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03, 2015
Deworm cattle for overwintering parasites
Even during the coldest of winters, resilient parasites have proven to survive by simply overwintering in cattle or pastures, according [...]
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03, 2015
Farmers polled on their Farm Bill program decisions
Time is ticking for farmers to decide which farm bill program to lock in for the 2014 to 2018 growing [...]
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03, 2015
Apply by March 20 for TFB youth scholarships
Applications for 2015 Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) youth scholarships must be postmarked no later than March 20. Faxed and emailed [...]
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03, 2015
AFBF urges EPA to retain ‘reasonable’ air quality standards
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) warns that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to place further restrictions on air [...]
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03, 2015
Wintry mix and rain aid in minor drought recovery
The South experienced unseasonably cold temperatures and a wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow during the past week, [...]
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03, 2015
Upton County Ag Day set for March 26, Rankin
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Upton County Ag Day has been set for March 26 in Rankin, according to [...]
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03, 2015
South Texas premises doubled in fever tick temporary quarantine
State and federal animal health officials monitoring the latest temporary quarantine area in deep South Texas have turned up additional [...]