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
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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 [...]
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04, 2015
Agreement expands opportunities for U.S. beef, pork
A pair of new agreements are expected to open additional opportunities for trade between the U.S., Mexico and Peru. According [...]
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04, 2015
Honey production up 19 percent
Honey production in 2014 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 178 million pounds. This is a 19 percent [...]
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04, 2015
Pineywoods Cattle Congress set for April 17, San Augustine County
The Pineywoods Cattle Congress will be held April 17 in San Augustine County to address strategies on the new economics [...]