Farm State of Mind addresses stress in agriculture
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Stress and the demand from farming and ranching can have an impact on mental health and well-being of farmers, ranchers, farm workers and agricultural professionals. There are many factors that [...]
Enrollment deadlines near for FSA assistance for livestock and cotton
Livestock producers who have not enrolled for disaster assistance, but have experienced grazing losses due to drought or fire since [...]
Record number of FFA students
With the world population expected to grow to 9 billion people by 2050, the world will look to students to [...]
Understanding new farm bill provisions, Oct. 1 in Frost
Navarro County farmers and ranchers are urged to attend the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) educational meeting of the [...]
Tornado season is occurring earlier, possibly El Niño
A recent study reveals tornado season is happening up to two weeks earlier than it did 55 years ago in [...]
Port demand may result in larger acres of South Texas winter wheat
South Texas wheat farmers may be considering increasing winter wheat acres, in spite of falling wheat prices this year. According [...]
Obama issues directive to counter antibiotic resistance
The growing concern for drug-resistant infections, which are linked to 2 million illnesses and 23,000 deaths in the U.S. each [...]
TDA offers feral hog control grants
The Texas Department of Agriculture’s (TDA) County Hog Out Management Program runs through Nov. 30. The program’s goal is to [...]
Zoetis’ SYNOVEX CHOICE approved for heifers
Zoetis’ SYNOVEX CHOICE implant has been approved for feedlot heifers to help increase average daily gain and improve feed efficiency. [...]