AgriLife resources to fight feral hogs
Texas feral hog predictions are shocking. There could be more than 5 million feral hogs roaming Texas by next year [...]
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08, 2014
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08, 2014
New VS cases in Texas, Colorado
Texas and Oklahoma continue to identify confirmed cases of vesicular stomatitis (VS), primarily affecting horses and cattle. A total of [...]
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08, 2014
Workshop on water conservation incentives set for Aug. 20, Weslaco
Farmers, consultants, technicians and others involved in crop irrigation are invited to a brainstorming session to discuss generating incentives for [...]
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08, 2014
PETA’s recent video scores two bloopers
It’s big news when People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) releases one of their “caught on tape” videos [...]
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08, 2014
USDA updates ground beef tracking procedures
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) declared new procedures to speed up tracing the [...]
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08, 2014
TWDB funds water projects in Brazoria, Palo Pinto and Webb counties
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved $26,980,000 in improvement projects for a water system and a water treatment plant [...]
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08, 2014
Rio Grande Valley cotton harvest improves
Cotton harvest is underway in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) and is rivaling last year’s yields. Only 60,000 acres of [...]
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08, 2014
FDA updates animal antibiotics policy
Veterinarians attending the recent Academy of Veterinary Consultants conference were updated on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center [...]
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08, 2014
USDA six-month progress report on Farm Bill
An update from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was issued recently on progress implementing programs authorized under the 2014 [...]
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08, 2014
Mounted first-response team makes ready
Moved by the stories told by Texas ranchers after Hurricane Ike of their devastating loss and misplaced animals, Dr. Dee [...]