Silage trials reveal forage type and variety selection crucial
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s (AgriLife) ongoing sorghum silage trials have revealed forage type and variety are key considerations to [...]
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02, 2015
Nominations are open for ‘Farm Mom of the Year’ contest
The Monsanto Company is now accepting nominations for its 2015 America’s Farmers Mom of the Year contest. Nominations will be [...]
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02, 2015
Correct-sized trap for entire sounder is tops in feral hog control
Trapping is probably the most effective feral hog control technique available for most land managers. Other control methods, such as [...]
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02, 2015
TWDB grants $13,806,955 for water projects
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved $13,806,955 in financial assistance for water and wastewater improvements and a new wastewater [...]
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02, 2015
AFBF president remarks on 2015 dietary guidelines
American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Bob Stallman released a statement on the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s 2015 report of [...]
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02, 2015
Free soil testing for landowners of Geronimo and Alligator creeks
The Geronimo and Alligator Creeks Watershed Partnership is offering free soil tests to area farmers, ranchers and homeowners, reports AgriLife [...]
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02, 2015
Study declares megadrought for much of U.S.
A new NASA-Cornell University study on long-range climate asserts a megadrought is possible for a large area of the U.S. [...]
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02, 2015
Florida Department of Ag designs SmartTrap to fight citrus greening
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services researchers, using 3D printing technology, have designed the “SmartTrap” to trap the Asian [...]
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02, 2015
Saving Family Lands seminars set for March
The Texas Agricultural Land Trust (TALT) is hosting two seminars in March featuring the nation’s top tax expert Stephen J. [...]
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02, 2015
USDA funds more than $160 million for ag research, education and extension projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently announced the availability of more than [...]