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Texas pumpkin crop great this fall

By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Despite the hot summer, Texas pumpkin farmers saw increases in yields and quality. Good rains around planting led to an optimistic growing season for the pumpkin crop, but the [...]

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 [...]

Local food conversation to be held in Austin

When it comes to food, Texas consumers face a vast array of choices and a blizzard of buzzwords and information. [...]

AgriLife raises disaster awareness

As part of National Preparedness Month, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is focusing more attention on disaster preparedness and encouraging [...]

New dairy Margin Protection Program enrollment begins Sept. 2

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced enrollment for a new dairy Margin Protection Program, a voluntary program, established by [...]

Gift of crops can bring tax savings

A farmer’s gift of crops could generate substantial tax advantages compared to traditional types of charitable donations using cash or [...]

AgriLife’s new wheat disease notification tool

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) has developed a notification system for High Plains wheat growers to help identify the [...]

BQA certification free online from Sept. 1-Oct. 31

In support of the Beef Checkoff’s funded Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) will pay the [...]

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