Eradication program successfully eliminates boll weevils
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Boll weevils’ hunger for cotton led to one of the most successful public-private partnerships in U.S. agricultural history. For three decades, cotton farmers and entomologists have worked to eradicate [...]
AgriLife to host private pesticide applicator training
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a Private Pesticide Applicator Training July 15 at the AgriLife Extension office [...]
Water well training set for July 18, Brazoria
A Texas Well Owner Network (TWON) training on private water well management will be held July 18 in Brazoria. Anyone [...]
Texas Farm Bureau joins suit against EPA
A new rule that greatly expands Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers control over “waters of [...]
High grasshopper populations warrant treatment
For farmers and homeowners in the High Plains battling an infestation of grasshoppers, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension recommends control measures [...]
Mineral rights program set for July 15, Floresville
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will host a Mineral Rights and How to Preserve Revenue program July 15 [...]
Texas and 15 other states sue EPA over WOTUS rule
Texas, along with 15 other states, has filed lawsuits against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its definition of [...]
Biomass crop assistance enrollment began June 30
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) began accepting applications on June 30 for its Biomass Crop [...]
AFBF summer cookout survey says meal costs less this year
American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) recent summer cookout food survey found the meal will cost less this year, reports Drovers [...]