USDA study shows diet quality improvements
American adults are changing their attitudes toward food and nutrition and are eating healthier, making better use of available nutrition [...]
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02, 2014
U.S. cattle herd smallest since 1951
At 87.7 million head, the U.S. cattle herd—as of Jan. 1, 2014—is the smallest since 1951, according to a report [...]
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02, 2014
TAHC adopts new trich, fever tick and traceability rules
New authorized treatments for cattle fever tick, cattle identification and entry requirements and test exceptions for trichomoniasis (trich) were part [...]
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01, 2014
AgriLife Extension to host backyard gardening program
Gardeners and landowners are encouraged to attend the backyard gardening program, focused on Satsuma plants for the patio and home [...]
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01, 2014
Texas’ grain sorghum crop threatened by mysterious pest
A tiny insect—referred to as the sugarcane aphid by Texas A&M AgriLife researchers—is posing a serious threat to the Texas [...]
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01, 2014
Senators discuss farm bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) filed a cloture motion that will require 60 votes for passage, clearing the way [...]
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01, 2014
House passes 2014 Farm Bill
In a 251-166 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the 2014 Farm Bill. The nearly 1,000-page bill [...]
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01, 2014
Riparian, Stream Ecosystem Workshop to be held Feb. 25, Hallettsville
Texans who live along the Lavaca River Basin who are interested in learning more about the river’s ecosystem and its [...]
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01, 2014
State climatologist: Past three years in Panhandle are driest on record
The drought the Texas Panhandle has seen over the past three years may be worse than any other three-year period [...]
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01, 2014
Promising wheat crop, corn planting to begin soon
Despite the cold, winter weather and a difference in the fields planted earlier, the Texas wheat crop is promising. Compared [...]