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Boozman releases Senate farm bill framework

By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The top-ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry released his priorities and framework for the next farm bill, moving the committee one-step closer to consideration of [...]

NASA sponsors AgriLife research of drought-stricken trees

Texas A&M AgriLife Research (AgriLife) scientists, backed by NASA, will study drought-stricken trees in Texas to determine process of decay [...]

Sugarcane aphids discovered in Concho Valley

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) warns Concho Valley grain sorghum growers to monitor crops for sugarcane aphids. The pests [...]

Hopeful start of Texas shrimp season

Texas shrimp harvest season began July 15 and the Gulf Coast is crawling with shrimp boats from Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, [...]

Mahindra USA offers new scholarships for ag students

Mahindra USA is offering a new scholarship program to high school students pursuing a college education in agriculture. The scholarship [...]

USDA announces Farm Bill supplemental crop coverage

As stipulated through the 2014 Farm Bill, farmers and ranchers will receive new crop insurance options that will strengthen and [...]

Food waste powers an England supermarket

In England, the Sainsbury’s superstore located at Cannock uses unsold, rotten food scraps to power its store. Sainsbury has teamed [...]

Rainwater harvesting program set for Aug. 12, Seguin

Learn conservation benefits and methods of capturing rainwater and reduce water runoff, plus how to build a harvesting system at [...]

Panhandle, West Texas wind power to supply millions of Texas households

Cattle and wind turbines share the land in the Panhandle and West Texas, where persistent winds turn 30-ton blades on [...]

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