National Farmers’ Market Week, Aug. 3-9
Local farmers' markets are beneficial to Americans, communities and farmers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proclaimed Aug. 3-9, [...]
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07, 2014
FSA county committee deadline approaches
Only a few more days remain for farmers and ranchers to nominate themselves or someone else to serve on a [...]
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07, 2014
Texas peanut crop prediction: Above average yields
Texas peanut growers will need beneficial fall weather to meet better than average yields, but for now the unusual wet, [...]
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07, 2014
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
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
AFBF asks EPA to rescind proposed water rule
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) recently released a comprehensive document explaining the inaccurate and misleading comments on the proposed [...]
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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
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 [...]