USDA releases Farm Bill decision tools
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the release of Farm Bill program decision tools. The online tools will show [...]
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09, 2014
Forest Service offers fee-free days and seeks volunteers
The U.S. Forest Service is offering a fee-free day on Sept. 27 to encourage participation in the 21st annual National [...]
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09, 2014
Ditch the Rule social media day: Friday, Sept. 26
American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Ditch the Rule campaign that opposes the Waters of the U.S. proposed rule issued by [...]
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09, 2014
Wheat/stocker cattle program set for Oct. 14, Cross Plains
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will host a multi-county wheat and stocker cattle program for West Central Texas farmers [...]
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09, 2014
Texas corn yields are overall good
The Texas corn harvest finished reasonably good overall. In the Gulf Coast region, yields were generally between 130 bushels per [...]
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09, 2014
USDA’s deregulation of Enlist to help farmers with resistant weeds
After a thorough review of biotech traits, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its decision in deregulating Dow AgroSciences’ [...]
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09, 2014
Enrollment deadlines near for FSA assistance for livestock and cotton
Livestock producers who have not enrolled for disaster assistance, but have experienced grazing losses due to drought or fire since [...]
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09, 2014
Record number of FFA students
With the world population expected to grow to 9 billion people by 2050, the world will look to students to [...]
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09, 2014
Understanding new farm bill provisions, Oct. 1 in Frost
Navarro County farmers and ranchers are urged to attend the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) educational meeting of the [...]
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09, 2014
Port demand may result in larger acres of South Texas winter wheat
South Texas wheat farmers may be considering increasing winter wheat acres, in spite of falling wheat prices this year. According [...]