Swisher County farmer uses past-harvest debris as tillage alternative
Swisher County farmer Barry Evans’ crop fields might look a bit messy, but hey, that’s the whole point, reports the [...]
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04, 2015
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04, 2015
House votes to repeal death tax
By a vote of 240 to 179, the House approved today the full repeal of the death tax, a tax [...]
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04, 2015
Multi-County Beef Cattle Symposium set April 22, LaCoste
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will host a Multi-County Beef Cattle Symposium for residents of Bexar, Medina and [...]
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04, 2015
Summer institute aids teachers to incorporate agriculture in their classrooms
Food, fiber and fuel aren't just topics for agricultural science courses. Math, social studies and language arts teachers can also [...]
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04, 2015
First case of H5N2 bird flu in U.S. commercial chicken flock
A flock of 200,000 hens at an egg-laying facility in Wisconsin is the first commercial U.S. chicken operation to become [...]
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04, 2015
TWDB funds $602,719 for two urgent-needs water projects
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) recently approved financial assistance for two urgent needs projects related to the ongoing drought, [...]
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04, 2015
House to vote to fully repeal the death tax
The Death Tax Repeal Act (HR 1105) is slated to be considered by the full House later this week, according [...]
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04, 2015
High Plains vegetable study targets water savings
Texas A&M AgriLife Research (AgriLife) is conducting a vegetable study in the Texas High Plains to see if vegetables might [...]
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04, 2015
Texas Beef Checkoff shows bullish numbers
Just six months in, the Texas Beef Checkoff posted a revenue of $3.4 million. That money will be used to [...]
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04, 2015
Texas cattlemen slowly rebuild herds
Texas cattlemen are slowly rebuilding herds as parts of the state continue to deal with drought conditions, a Texas A&M [...]