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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 [...]

South Texas Beef Cattle Short Course set for January, San Antonio

The annual South Texas Beef Cattle Short Course, presented by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) and Bexar County Beef [...]

FSA offers farmers new yield data for ARC and PLC

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is offering farmers new information to update program payment yields. The [...]

Texas Water Journal forum set for Jan. 20, San Marcos

The Texas Water Journal, an online, peer-reviewed journal about Texas water issues, will present its third Texas Water Journal Forum, [...]

USDA releases 2013 PDP annual summary

The 2013 Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary was recently posted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing [...]

Texas Crop Registry designed to reduce pesticide drift

The Texas Crop Registry is a new initiative to help reduce the number of pesticide drift incidents across the state [...]

TWDB seeks applications for groundwater grants

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) is currently soliciting applications for projects from eligible groundwater conservation districts. Available funding includes [...]

USDA drops plan for second Beef Checkoff

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will not pursue efforts to create another beef [...]

The poinsettia sits in the shadow of the Christmas tree

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) blog notes in the world of holiday shrubbery, the poinsettia has always taken a [...]

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