USDA opens enrollment for ARC, PLC
Eligible producers can officially enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2014 [...]
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06, 2015
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06, 2015
NCBA to host webinar on antibiotic use regulations
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) will host a webinar to discuss new regulations for antibiotic use in livestock operations. [...]
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06, 2015
Sorghum growers vote to continue checkoff
By an overwhelming 96.5 percent, sorghum farmers voted to continue the Sorghum Checkoff. The referendum was held March 23 through [...]
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06, 2015
Final WOTUS rule ‘extreme and unlawful’
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) released a detailed analysis of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final Waters of the [...]
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06, 2015
Renewed interest in rainwater harvesting
Recent rains have renewed interest in rainwater harvesting programs in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and elsewhere in the state, according [...]
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06, 2015
BQA award applications deadline nears
The deadline for National Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Award applications is nearing. The award recognizes cattlemen across the country who [...]
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06, 2015
SHSU offers all online Master of Agriculture program
Agricultural graduates are in demand, recent studies show. To help meet that demand, Sam Houston State University (SHSU) has added [...]
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06, 2015
Wet weather could trigger parasite problems
Recent rains replenished drought-stricken Texas, plus some. And the excessive rainfall could trigger parasite problems for sheep and goat flocks, [...]
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06, 2015
Senate Ag panel to look at bird flu impact
The worst avian flu outbreak on record has a Senate Agriculture Committee looking to examine the effects of the disease [...]
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06, 2015
Beef 706 quality assurance program set for June 29-30, Alpine
A free beef quality assurance program, Beef 706, is set for June 29-30 in Alpine, according to AgriLife Today. The [...]