RCPP webinar set for June 4
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will host a Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) webinar [...]
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06, 2015
Higher egg prices expected as result of avian flu
According to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service poultry expert, it will take several years for egg-laying facilities in the [...]
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06, 2015
GPS software for farm equipment to be tax exempt
A law recently approved by the Texas legislature will exempt Texas farmers and ranchers from paying sales tax on GPS [...]
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06, 2015
Barley Crops Tour set for June 5, Muleshoe
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Parmer and Bailey counties will conduct a Barley Crops Tour on June [...]
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06, 2015
New report shows first GMO is 8,000 years old
With the recent approval of GMO apples and potatoes by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it's tempting to [...]
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06, 2015
AFBF: ‘We need more ethanol, not less’
Congress was clear in its intent regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Bob Stallman [...]
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06, 2015
Additional 800,000 acres dedicated to CRP for wildlife habitat and wetlands
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that an additional 800,000 acres of highly environmentally sensitive land may be [...]
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06, 2015
Presidential Disaster Declaration granted for Texas counties
A Presidential Disaster Declaration was granted for Texas counties due to damage sustained from the severe weather, tornadoes and flooding. [...]
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06, 2015
Experts see unexpected decline in sugarcane aphids in South Texas
In an unexpected turn of events, insect populations of the sugarcane aphid on grain sorghum fields in South Texas are [...]
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Summer Ag Institute set for June 8-12, Stephenville
Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) and Tarleton State University will host teachers as the 21st annual Summer Ag Institute gears up [...]