Tool updated to help ranchers evaluate cattle performance
A database that helps ranchers with data collection and analysis on cattle performance is getting a facelift. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Services is leading the effort to modernize the Beef Cow-Calf Standard Performance Analysis (SPA) with [...]
Warm weather brings about animal health issues
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) is monitoring a number of animal health risks as [...]
Fresh produce requires proper handling
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist The summer season is a busy time for outdoor farmers markets, which means plenty of [...]
Program sets standards for fertilizer application
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Protecting the environment remains a priority for farmers during planting, growing and harvesting seasons. Fertilizer [...]
Resurvey of planted acres to provide clearer crop estimates
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will resurvey farmers to provide a more accurate estimate of the crop size and [...]
TAHC provides Texas anthrax update
Since June 19, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has received confirmation of three additional anthrax cases in the area [...]
Large grasshoppers, bollworms threaten Texas cotton
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter It’s been a wetter-than-normal year for most, spurring resurgences of insects some Texas farmers and [...]
Combs confirmed for top Interior Department post
Last month, the U.S. Senate confirmed Susan Combs to be the assistant secretary for Policy, Management and Budget at the [...]
Legislature funds state’s second vet school
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter It’s not just a victory for Texas Tech University. It’s a win for rural Texas, [...]