Doorways to Agriculture teaches students about food, farming
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Students and teachers learned all about food and farmers through Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Doorways to Agriculture exhibit at the Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo. Local schools visited the [...]
Permaculture program set for July 15, San Antonio
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will offer basics of permaculture program on July 15 in San Antonio. Permaculture is [...]
Senate introduces water, property act to avert EPA overreach
The Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014, introduced in the Senate, aims to stop the Environmental Protection Agency [...]
USDA implements one-stop web for new farmers, ranchers
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is launching a new website—a one-stop shop of resources, programs and support for new-to-farming farmers. [...]
Zebra mussel rules expanded
Zebra mussels rapidly reproduce and are originally from Eurasia. They clog public-water intake pipes and dams, harm boats and motors, [...]
Beneficial carabid beetle numbers increase
Clusters of the small black carabid beetle have been spotted in South Central Texas. Insects tend to have population ups [...]
Wheat prices steady, time to sell might be now
Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle wheat producers may be ready to sell their harvested crops, if the price and the timing [...]
Concho Valley Pond Management Workshop to be held July 7
To help West Texas residents cope with extreme weather conditions and how that affects their pond management, the Texas A&M [...]
Beef Checkoff vote validation to begin soon
A sample of random voters will be contacted as part of the verification process. Although not every participating voter will [...]