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CWD detected in Trinity County deer breeding facility

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was confirmed in a Trinity County deer breeding facility, marking the first detection in the county. A two-year-old female white-tailed deer tested positive using postmortem testing conducted to meet CWD [...]

Tropical Storm Dolly drenches Lower Rio Grande Valley

Crops in the Lower Rio Grande Valley recently received beneficial rains from Tropical Storm Dolly and only the area’s cotton [...]

Winter Forage Workshop set for Sept. 23, Bandera

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee will host a Winter Forage Workshop on Sept. 23 in [...]

Dairy cow health: Heat stress

Heat stress can be detrimental to the health of dairy cows and to the cow’s reproduction system. Farmers should use [...]

Texas cotton impresses PIE’s Southeast cotton growers

The 26th Producer Information Exchange (PIE) program recently hosted a five-day tour for farmers from the Southeast—North Carolina, South Carolina, [...]

Apply for cotton assistance transition program by Oct. 1

Texas cotton farmers are urged to sign up before Oct. 1 for the Cotton Assistance Transition Program (CATP), an interim [...]

Dairy provisions meeting set for Sept. 12, Muleshoe

Dairy farmers are invited to attend Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s (AgriLife) meeting regarding 2014 Farm Bill’s dairy provisions. The [...]

Even at higher prices, beef is still what’s for dinner

American grocery shoppers are still purchasing beef, despite record high prices this year. The demand for beef is stronger in [...]

Enroll for livestock disaster assistance by Oct. 1

Livestock producers who have not enrolled for disaster assistance, but have experienced grazing losses due to drought or fire since [...]

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