New ag facilities for growing programs
One in four Canyon High School students participates in the school’s agriculture program and more than 100 kids are enrolled [...]
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02, 2014
Consumers begin returning to typical meat buying habits
When purchasing meat and poultry products, trends indicate consumers are shifting their focus from lower prices to value, quality and [...]
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02, 2014
Livestock smartphone app available for ranchers
Looking for a tool to help determine stocking rates? GrazingCalc, a smartphone app, is applicable for all ranchers because it [...]
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02, 2014
AgriLife Extension to host fruit tree seminar Feb. 21, Winedale
To help those interested in growing fruit, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is hosting a Multi-County Fruit Tree Seminar [...]
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02, 2014
Proposed tax code changes could cost agriculture
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) recently urged lawmakers to continue the unrestricted use of cash accounting for farmers and [...]
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02, 2014
Brazil to remain an agriculture powerhouse
Brazil is likely to continue the trend of serving as a leading exporter of beef and other agricultural commodities, according [...]
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02, 2014
Preplant decisions workshop slated for Feb. 26, Canyon
To provide farmers with helpful information for critical preplanting decisions, a workshop will be held Feb. 26 in Canyon. Speakers [...]
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02, 2014
Nation in need of better drought, climate change preparation
In a hearing on “Extreme Weather Events: The Cost of Not Being Prepared,” the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs [...]
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02, 2014
Annie’s Project to come to Georgetown
Women manage 14 percent of the nation’s 2.2 million farms, according to the 2007 Census of Agriculture. So, in an [...]
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02, 2014
Commercial fruit and vegetable conference set for Feb. 25, Nacogdoches
Results of the latest blueberry variety trials, along with information on alternative fruit crops, are just a few of the [...]