USDA seeks public comments on EQIP rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering a 60-day comment period for a rule for the improvement of the [...]
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NASA and USDA: Connecting space exploration with agriculture
NASA recently launched the Orion spacecraft, a major step in testing the possibility of sending human missions to Mars. Along [...]
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12, 2014
Award-winning video helps lower wildlife-vehicle collisions
On average each year, there are 1-2 million vehicle collisions on U.S. roads with large animals, especially mule deer and [...]
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12, 2014
Canadian poultry trade ban due to avian flu
Seven countries have imposed trade restrictions on Canadian poultry as a fifth farm in British Columbia (B.C.) was put under [...]
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12, 2014
AgriLife concerned about new ag pest: the tawny crazy ant
The invasive tawny crazy ant, first found in the Houston area a little over 10 years ago, is expanding its [...]
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12, 2014
USDA initiates efficient rural America loan program
Addressing the need to improve resource management on the farm and across rural America, USDA has launched a loan program [...]
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12, 2014
It’s time to sort off thin cows for extra feed
Now is the time to body condition score your spring-calving herd and sort off the thin cows so you can [...]
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12, 2014
‘Watch Out for That Puddle’ warns WSJ op-ed
“Watch Out for That Puddle, Soon It Could Be Federally Regulated,” a strongly worded op-ed in Sunday’s Wall Street Journal [...]
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12, 2014
Boening elected president of Texas Farm Bureau
A South Texas dairyman, farmer and rancher was elected president of Texas Farm Bureau (TFB), the state’s largest farm and [...]
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12, 2014
Delegates address brackish water, property rights
More than 1,100 farmers and ranchers from across the state convened Dec. 6-8 at the American Bank Center in Corpus [...]