FAA approves Texas runway for unmanned aircrafts
The Corpus Christi area will see more unmanned aircrafts taking flight due to university drone researchers’ recent grant of more [...]
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09, 2014
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09, 2014
Deadline nears to affirm acreage history with FSA
Before Sept. 26, farmers and landowners need to verify their farm records of the planted and considered planted acreage recorded [...]
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09, 2014
Sugarcane aphids found in Floyd County
On Sept. 9, a sizable number of sugarcane aphids were documented on grain sorghum in Floyd County–hundreds of miles from [...]
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09, 2014
FCC to improve broadband service for rural America
Rural America, including many farmers and ranchers, have no or very slow-speed broadband service. In today’s economy, affordable high-speed broadband [...]
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09, 2014
Southwest Dairy Day set for Oct. 8, Friona
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) and the Gingg family will host the annual Southwest Dairy Day on Oct. 8 [...]
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09, 2014
Food, animal welfare focus of Food Dialogues on Sept. 18, Austin
To continue the conversation on some of today’s most pressing food issues, Texas Farm Bureau is partnering with the U.S. [...]
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09, 2014
House voted to cease EPA’s WOTUS
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed HR 5078, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act with [...]
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09, 2014
USDA grants $328 million to conserve wetlands and farmlands
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), under the direction of the 2014 Farm Bill, will provide $328 million to conserve [...]
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09, 2014
UTV: Today’s cattle rancher’s workhorse
The modern-day workhorse now seen on most cattle ranches is the handy utility task vehicle (UTV), a small 2-person or [...]
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09, 2014
Texas farmers and ranchers need Mexico-owed water
In 1945, the water treaty between Mexico and the U.S was signed with the intent to share the water of [...]