Hunter, landowner awareness can help screwworm early detection
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas hunters and landowners are being asked to stay alert for signs of New World screwworm as hunting season gets underway. Although the pest has not yet been detected [...]
Winter storm resources, programs available from USDA
Programs and resources are available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for rural communities, farmers and ranchers, families and [...]
Winter Garden onion growers escape freeze damage
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Although some Winter Garden vegetable farmers weren’t as fortunate, Dimmit County onion grower Brian King [...]
Rio Grande Valley citrus damaged by freezing weather
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The extreme cold blanketing the entire state of Texas will have disastrous effects on the [...]
Experience, preparation ensure dairies prepared for winter weather
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The winter weather may have caught a few Texans off-guard this week, but for farmers, [...]
Congress presses to keep sheep, goat import rule
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposal to withdraw existing bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) import [...]
Stocker cattle sector is dynamic, wildly varied
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Stocker and backgrounding operations play a big role in delivering quality U.S. beef at affordable [...]
Ag makes gains in greenhouse gas emission reductions
New analysis of EPA data highlights agricultural greenhouse gas emissions reductions and the importance of developing new research and technologies [...]
Axis deer management project underway in Hill Country
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Axis deer are an exotic game species first introduced in the Texas Hill Country in [...]