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Fall corn décor infected by tar spot

By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Seasonal fall corn décor sold at large retailers across Texas has been identified to be infested with Phyllacora maydis fungus, also known as tar spot. Tar spot does not affect [...]

FSA County Committee nomination period now open

If there’s someone you think should serve on a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Committee, [...]

Phone scam targeting FSA customers

Farmers and ranchers should be on the lookout for someone posing as a Farm Service Agency (FSA) representative claiming the [...]

Possible veto for House ag spending bill

The U.S. House of Representatives are working to finalize their fiscal year 2015 agriculture appropriations bill, H.R. 4800. At its [...]

TAHC adopts cattle tuberculosis rule, proposes trich changes

A number of new rules and amendments were recently adopted by the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC). Texas animal health [...]

Field crops program set for June 25, Seguin

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the 2014 Field Crops Program June 25 in Seguin. Several presentations will address [...]

Possible treatment found for sugarcane aphids

A new sugarcane aphid variety, not the typical yellow sugarcane aphid, is devastating South Texas grain sorghum. Evidence found last [...]

Perry renews Emergency Disaster Proclamation

Gov. Rick Perry recently renewed the July 5, 2011 Emergency Disaster Proclamation, certifying exceptional drought conditions in specified counties in [...]

Texas bats in good shape, good for farmers and ranchers

White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a fungal disease that has killed more than six million bats across eastern North America. A [...]

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