El Niño stalled, but cool, wet Texas winter predicted
Although predictions favor a weak El Niño to develop over the next couple months, forecasters say there’s a good chance [...]
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10, 2014
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10, 2014
APH exclusion approved for insuring spring crops
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved the Actual Production History (APH) Yield Exclusion, which will be available nationwide for [...]
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10, 2014
TWDB approves $39,297,597 for water projects
The multi-year drought in Texas has water supply facilities across the Lone Star State at record lows. The Texas Water [...]
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10, 2014
WTO rules with Canada and Mexico on COOL
In the ongoing debate of the U.S. mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) law, the World Trade Organization (WTO) recently ruled in [...]
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10, 2014
Expansion set for the ‘Mushroom Capital of Texas’
Monterey Mushrooms, Inc. is a sprawling mushroom-growing facility in Madisonville and is Texas’ largest mushroom producer. Next year, it will [...]
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10, 2014
Aquaponics is new, intensified farming
Dr. Joe Masabni, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s vegetable specialist, recently demonstrated a small-scale aquaponics system—a relatively new way of [...]
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10, 2014
BQA certification free through Oct. 31
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) is working with the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program to provide more cattle producers and [...]
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10, 2014
Lost Water Conference set for Oct. 30, San Antonio
Municipal water utilities and other water suppliers in the Edwards Aquifer region are urged to attend the Lost Water Conference [...]
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10, 2014
Anthrax case confirmed in Jim Wells County
The first case of anthrax in a cow this year has been confirmed in Jim Wells County at a ranch [...]
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10, 2014
WTO rules in favor of U.S. in ag trade dispute
U.S. farmers and ranchers won an important trade advantage, as the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled in favor of the [...]