Study finds crossbreds beef up profits in Texas
Brahman and British crossbred cattle add significant value to South Texas breeding stock, according to a study conducted by the [...]
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07, 2014
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07, 2014
FSIS proposes stricter meat grinding recordkeeping
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to require all makers of raw [...]
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07, 2014
USDA, DOE to fund plant feedstocks genomics for bioenergy
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will award funds to 10 states to [...]
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07, 2014
U.S. ag education can help feed the world
Growing up in Kenya on a farm, Silvano Ocheya came to America with a passion to help make a change [...]
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07, 2014
TWDB to hold three work sessions: San Antonio, San Angelo, Fort Worth
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) will hold work sessions in San Antonio, San Angelo and in Fort Worth regarding [...]
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07, 2014
USDA invests in development of rural Wood-to-Energy projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award 11 states $2.5 million in grants to develop wood energy teams. An [...]
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07, 2014
Senate EPW Committee criticizes EPA on ‘Waters of the U.S.’ rule
The Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works’ recent blog Fact Check: EPA Spin on Water Rule is 180 from [...]
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07, 2014
AgriLife offers QuickBooks courses in Amarillo, Lubbock
QuickBooks Pro courses are scheduled for Aug. 26-27 in Amarillo and Sep. 16-17 in Lubbock. Each course will run from [...]
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07, 2014
Ramp up America renewable fuels, drive down gas prices
Gasoline prices are approaching $4 per gallon, a six-year high. The reason being is driving demands from Americans especially for [...]
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07, 2014
TWDB seeks applications for ag water conservation projects
Since 1985, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has annually solicited grant applications for agricultural water conservation projects, having distributed [...]