Chicken Caesar salad kits recalled
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall of 92,657 pounds of fully [...]
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08, 2014
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08, 2014
Soon-to-launch NASA moisture tracking satellite can help farmers increase yields
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is expected to launch its Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite this winter [...]
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08, 2014
Regulations pose challenges for Texas wheat; biotech offers new opportunities
Texas wheat farmers need to be aware of ongoing environmental regulations coming out of Washington, D.C., according to Steelee Fischbacher, [...]
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08, 2014
Innovative cow-calf symposium set for Sept. 18-19, San Antonio
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will host the 2014 Kenneth and Caroline McDonald Eng Foundation’s symposium on Sept. [...]
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08, 2014
USDA reminds parents of back-to-school food safety tips
As children prepare to return to school, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has [...]
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08, 2014
AFBF seeks permanent solution to EPA privacy exploitation
American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Bob Stallman attested in a Minnesota federal court that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) [...]
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08, 2014
Pigweed: Herbicide-resistant, but hoe-resistant, too?
Earlier reports told of Texas cotton fields overrun with the herbicide-resistant, fast-growing Palmer amaranth weed, commonly known as pigweed. Experts [...]
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08, 2014
AgriLife schedules Quail Appreciation Day workshops
Landowners and naturalists interested in proper quail habitat management practices may attend a Quail Appreciation Days workshop. Texas A&M AgriLife [...]
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08, 2014
Pigweed invades Texas cotton fields
Palmer amaranth is the fast-growing weed more commonly known as pigweed and it is invading Texas cotton fields. If cotton [...]
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08, 2014
Three landowners’ workshops set for San Antonio
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will host three workshops for rural and semi-rural landowners in and around Bexar County. [...]