South Texas crops threatened by sugarcane aphid
Heavy infestation of sugarcane aphids are appearing in South Texas corn and grain sorghum, according to Southwest Farm Press. Recent [...]
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05, 2014
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05, 2014
Survey reports growth in organic sales
Organic product sales in the United States increased at the fastest rate in five years, the recently released Organic Trade [...]
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05, 2014
Seven-county West Texas Livestock and Range Conference set for May 29, Big Spring
Farmers and ranchers are encouraged to attend the West Texas Livestock and Range Conference set for May 29 in Big [...]
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05, 2014
AFBF website explains farm bill
Have questions about the provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill? The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has launched a website [...]
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05, 2014
TWDB updates water website
Texans can easily access information about water demands and needs in multiple planning decades at the community, state, region, county [...]
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05, 2014
4-H celebrates 100 years of Cooperative Extension
4-H programs across the country are celebrating its 100-year partnership with Cooperative Extension, which was established through the Smith-Lever Act. [...]
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05, 2014
EPA extends comment period for Worker Protection Standard
In response to requests from farmers and their workers regarding proposed revisions to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) agricultural [...]
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05, 2014
USDA releases annual beekeeper survey, launches ‘Bee Watch’ website
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released their annual beekeepers survey, which shows fewer colonies in the U.S. than [...]
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05, 2014
Riparian workshop set for May 16, Hamilton
Learn proper management of riparian areas, the interface between land, a river or stream, during a free one-day course May [...]
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05, 2014
USDA announces citrus greening funding, citrus disease subcommittee appointments
More than $1.5 million in funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be used to expand bio-control efforts [...]