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Tidwell connects students to agriculture

By Shelby Shank Field Editor Shannon Tidwell, an agricultural science teacher at Vandegrift High School in Austin, is an example of the dedication and passion ag teachers bring for their students. “When you have a [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Big advantages: Wheat with canola rotation

Wheat farmers can see yield increases with canola crop rotation, according to Kim Anderson, Oklahoma State University. Research shows a [...]

Citrus greening found in the Rio Grande Valley

Citrus growers of Florida and California, and now Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, are battling the bacterial disease huanglongbing, more commonly [...]

U.S. farm income forecast to fall in 2014

U.S. farm income is expected to fall nearly 14 percent in 2014—the lowest in four years—as expectations for record corn [...]

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