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New app created to help optimize irrigation

A new application was created to help farmers who rely on irrigation optimize their water use through the growing season. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Services created the TexasET app to calculate crop irrigation needs based [...]

Dairy MPP application deadline is Dec. 19

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) extended the application deadline for the dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP) until Friday, Dec. 19, [...]

Boost in NAP coverage for fruit, vegetable and other specialty crop farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now offering greater protection with the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) for [...]

Ag opportunities for veterans on RV2A website

With the number of U.S. farms declining and the average age of American farmers now at 58 years, the Department [...]

TWDB approves $63,053,374 for water projects

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved financial assistance for multiple water and wastewater projects around the state, according to [...]

USDA seeks public comments on EQIP rule

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering a 60-day comment period for a rule for the improvement of the [...]

NASA and USDA: Connecting space exploration with agriculture

NASA recently launched the Orion spacecraft, a major step in testing the possibility of sending human missions to Mars. Along [...]

AgriLife concerned about new ag pest: the tawny crazy ant

The invasive tawny crazy ant, first found in the Houston area a little over 10 years ago, is expanding its [...]

Award-winning video helps lower wildlife-vehicle collisions

On average each year, there are 1-2 million vehicle collisions on U.S. roads with large animals, especially mule deer and [...]

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