New world screwworm confirmed in Mexico
A destructive parasite found in livestock and other warm-blooded animals has been identified in Mexico. The New World screwworm (NWS) was confirmed in a cow on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Department of [...]
Innovative cow-calf symposium set for Sept. 18-19, San Antonio
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will host the 2014 Kenneth and Caroline McDonald Eng Foundation’s symposium on Sept. [...]
USDA reminds parents of back-to-school food safety tips
As children prepare to return to school, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has [...]
AgriLife schedules Quail Appreciation Day workshops
Landowners and naturalists interested in proper quail habitat management practices may attend a Quail Appreciation Days workshop. Texas A&M AgriLife [...]
AFBF seeks permanent solution to EPA privacy exploitation
American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Bob Stallman attested in a Minnesota federal court that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) [...]
Pigweed: Herbicide-resistant, but hoe-resistant, too?
Earlier reports told of Texas cotton fields overrun with the herbicide-resistant, fast-growing Palmer amaranth weed, commonly known as pigweed. Experts [...]
Three landowners’ workshops set for San Antonio
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will host three workshops for rural and semi-rural landowners in and around Bexar County. [...]
USDA finances beginner farmers and ranchers, rural businesses
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is fostering the importance of rural entrepreneurs to the U.S. economy by awarding $25 [...]
Pigweed invades Texas cotton fields
Palmer amaranth is the fast-growing weed more commonly known as pigweed and it is invading Texas cotton fields. If cotton [...]