Texas A&M and FAO collaborate to fight world hunger
Texas A&M AgriLife Research (AgriLife) on behalf of Texas A&M University System signed an agreement with the Food and Agriculture [...]
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08, 2014
FDA gluten-free label requirements in effect
Gluten-free label requirements determined in 2013 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) went into effect on Aug. 5, [...]
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08, 2014
Farmers enroll now: America’s Farmers Grow Communities
America’s Farmers Grow Communities program improves lives in rural communities through farmer-directed donations. The program began in 2010 and is [...]
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08, 2014
Four-county soil health field day set for Aug. 14, Rolling Plains
Learn how to improve soil health and no-till practices at a Rolling Plains field tour to be held Aug. 14. [...]
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08, 2014
Growth in farmers markets continues
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) kicked off National Farmers Markets Week, Aug. 3-9, with the [...]
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08, 2014
East Texas landowner aids longleaf pine comeback
The native longleaf pine tree once covered East Texas, but now loblolly and slash pines reign supreme over the region. [...]
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08, 2014
New mosquito-borne virus found in five counties
Mosquitoes are very widespread throughout Texas and usually are just considered a nuisance, but chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral disease, has [...]
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08, 2014
Farm acreage history reports: Prepare for crop protection programs
During August, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) will send notices to farmers on their current [...]
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08, 2014
WaterSavr evaporation preventative spread over Lake Arrowhead, Wichita Falls
Over the next two months, more than 5,000 pounds of a white powder, WaterSavr, is to be spread over Lake [...]
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08, 2014
Beef cattle short course set Aug. 4-6, College Station
The 60th Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course is scheduled Aug. 4-6 on the campus of Texas A&M University. Multiple [...]