Tropical Storm Dolly drenches Lower Rio Grande Valley
Crops in the Lower Rio Grande Valley recently received beneficial rains from Tropical Storm Dolly and only the area’s cotton [...]
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09, 2014
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09, 2014
Winter Forage Workshop set for Sept. 23, Bandera
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee will host a Winter Forage Workshop on Sept. 23 in [...]
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09, 2014
Dairy cow health: Heat stress
Heat stress can be detrimental to the health of dairy cows and to the cow’s reproduction system. Farmers should use [...]
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09, 2014
Texas cotton impresses PIE’s Southeast cotton growers
The 26th Producer Information Exchange (PIE) program recently hosted a five-day tour for farmers from the Southeast—North Carolina, South Carolina, [...]
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09, 2014
Dairy provisions meeting set for Sept. 12, Muleshoe
Dairy farmers are invited to attend Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s (AgriLife) meeting regarding 2014 Farm Bill’s dairy provisions. The [...]
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09, 2014
Apply for cotton assistance transition program by Oct. 1
Texas cotton farmers are urged to sign up before Oct. 1 for the Cotton Assistance Transition Program (CATP), an interim [...]
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09, 2014
Even at higher prices, beef is still what’s for dinner
American grocery shoppers are still purchasing beef, despite record high prices this year. The demand for beef is stronger in [...]
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09, 2014
Enroll for livestock disaster assistance by Oct. 1
Livestock producers who have not enrolled for disaster assistance, but have experienced grazing losses due to drought or fire since [...]
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09, 2014
Big advantages: Wheat with canola rotation
Wheat farmers can see yield increases with canola crop rotation, according to Kim Anderson, Oklahoma State University. Research shows a [...]
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09, 2014
Citrus greening found in the Rio Grande Valley
Citrus growers of Florida and California, and now Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, are battling the bacterial disease huanglongbing, more commonly [...]