Congress approves Highway Trust Fund through May 2015
Without an agreement by Congress on the United States Highway Trust Fund, which was set to expire on Sept. 30, [...]
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08, 2014
USDA issues final rule in BioPreferred program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a final rule in its BioPreferred program, removing restrictions on mature market [...]
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08, 2014
AgriLife study finds LEPA an efficient irrigation system
Many farmers need irrigation systems to grow their crops, especially during these hot, windy days and the continued drought. Texas [...]
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08, 2014
Texas A&M and FAO collaborate to fight world hunger
Texas A&M AgriLife Research (AgriLife) on behalf of Texas A&M University System signed an agreement with the Food and Agriculture [...]
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08, 2014
FDA gluten-free label requirements in effect
Gluten-free label requirements determined in 2013 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) went into effect on Aug. 5, [...]
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08, 2014
Farmers enroll now: America’s Farmers Grow Communities
America’s Farmers Grow Communities program improves lives in rural communities through farmer-directed donations. The program began in 2010 and is [...]
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08, 2014
Four-county soil health field day set for Aug. 14, Rolling Plains
Learn how to improve soil health and no-till practices at a Rolling Plains field tour to be held Aug. 14. [...]
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08, 2014
East Texas landowner aids longleaf pine comeback
The native longleaf pine tree once covered East Texas, but now loblolly and slash pines reign supreme over the region. [...]
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08, 2014
Growth in farmers markets continues
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) kicked off National Farmers Markets Week, Aug. 3-9, with the [...]
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08, 2014
New mosquito-borne virus found in five counties
Mosquitoes are very widespread throughout Texas and usually are just considered a nuisance, but chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral disease, has [...]