El Niño arrives, but it’s weak
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center's Emily Becker said atmospheric and oceanic conditions just barely allowed [...]
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03, 2015
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03, 2015
Sorghum meetings slated in Dimmitt and Levelland
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) has scheduled two regional sorghum educational meetings for March 26 and April 6 in [...]
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03, 2015
Southwest canola crop is frontrunner over wheat
Canola prices are down a bit now but the Southwest has the advantage of being the first canola crop to [...]
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03, 2015
Texas ranchers say new dietary guidelines are full of bull
Texas ranchers are stewing over a new set of dietary guidelines that discourages red meat and doesn’t highlight lean meat [...]
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03, 2015
Oldham County small grains field day set
The 2015 small grains educational meeting in Oldham County has been scheduled for March 25 by the Texas A&M AgriLife [...]
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03, 2015
Sign up now for TFB Youth Leadership Conference
County Farm Bureaus across the state are looking for a few good high school juniors and seniors to attend the [...]
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03, 2015
Drought should be less severe in next 20 to 30 years
The good news is the Texas drought should lessen over the next 20 to 30 years. The bad news is, [...]
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03, 2015
McDonald’s to curtail antibiotic use
McDonald’s has announced a plan to source poultry raised without antibiotics important to human medicine, according to Drovers CattleNetwork. The [...]
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03, 2015
Grape growing workshop set in Denison
People new to grape growing or considering planting a commercial vineyard are encouraged to attend the Prospective Winegrower Workshop March [...]
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03, 2015
Sheep, lamb numbers up nationwide
For the first time in 10 years, the U.S. sheep sector experienced a year-over-year increase in sheep and lamb numbers. [...]