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Texas universities receive CWD funding from APHIS

By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Two Texas universities are among the groups that received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to study chronic wasting disease (CWD). [...]

Base acres, yield history deadline extended to March 31

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the deadline for farmers to update their base acres or yield history [...]

Silage trials reveal forage type and variety selection crucial

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s (AgriLife) ongoing sorghum silage trials have revealed forage type and variety are key considerations to [...]

Nominations are open for ‘Farm Mom of the Year’ contest

The Monsanto Company is now accepting nominations for its 2015 America’s Farmers Mom of the Year contest. Nominations will be [...]

Correct-sized trap for entire sounder is tops in feral hog control

Trapping is probably the most effective feral hog control technique available for most land managers. Other control methods, such as [...]

TWDB grants $13,806,955 for water projects

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved $13,806,955 in financial assistance for water and wastewater improvements and a new wastewater [...]

AFBF president remarks on 2015 dietary guidelines

American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Bob Stallman released a statement on the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s 2015 report of [...]

Free soil testing for landowners of Geronimo and Alligator creeks

The Geronimo and Alligator Creeks Watershed Partnership is offering free soil tests to area farmers, ranchers and homeowners, reports AgriLife [...]

Study declares megadrought for much of U.S.

A new NASA-Cornell University study on long-range climate asserts a megadrought is possible for a large area of the U.S. [...]

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