FAA proposes changes for commercial drone flights
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently proposed rules for commercial drone flights, requiring unmanned aircraft pilots to obtain special pilot [...]
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Grain sorghum exports 12 percent above last year’s sales
The Sorghum Checkoff newsletter reports exports of U.S. grain sorghum have passed last year’s total in only four months by [...]
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Cottage food workshop set for March 28, Nacogdoches
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will present a Cottage Food Business Workshop on March 28 in Nacogdoches. An optional [...]
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02, 2015
NASA seeks Texas college students for space-based agriculture
NASA is seeking Texas community college students interested in agriculture or life sciences to be a part of NASA’s exciting [...]
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02, 2015
Ag Safety Awareness Week is set for March 1-7
American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) Agricultural Safety Awareness Program Week (ASAP) will be celebrated March 1-7. The 2015 theme is [...]
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Private pesticide applicator training set March 2, Floresville
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) and the Texas Department of Agriculture are hosting a certification and recertification training [...]
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02, 2015
USDA funds $18 million to support food and agriculture sciences at land-grant universities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the availability of more than $18 million to strengthen the research, teaching [...]
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02, 2015
USDA report says farmers’ 2015 income will drop 32 percent
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) stated in a recent report that net income for farmers is expected to fall [...]
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Cover crops focus of Soil Health Workshop set for March 6, Lubbock
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will conduct a Soil Health Workshop from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on March 6 in [...]
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Canada confirms BSE case
Canada confirmed last week its first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) disease since 2011. BSE is a progressive, fatal [...]