Pecan yields vary across Texas amid weather extremes
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Pecan growers across Texas are facing mixed outcomes for the 2024 season as unpredictable weather, including both drought and heavy rainfall, impacted orchards differently throughout the state. Some areas of [...]
Sorghum Checkoff research focuses on improved varieties
Area farmers in the Texas Coastal Bend are invited to attend the farmer focused educational program, Sorghum U 2014, set [...]
OSHA should rein in unlawful regulatory reach, senators say
More than 40 Republican and Democratic senators recently submitted a letter to The Department of Labor’s Secretary Thomas Perez demanding [...]
AgriLife Extension to host crop production conference
Crosby, Floyd and surrounding county residents who are interested in new technologies, practices and legislative matters pertaining to agriculture are [...]
YF&R Leadership Conference deadline approaches
Registration is now underway for the Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Young Farmer and Rancher (YF&R) Leadership Conference, which will be [...]
Edwards Aquifer hits lowest level in five decades
The Edwards Aquifer started off the year at 640.7 feet, its lowest level to date in more than five decades. [...]
Landscaping workshop set for Feb. 14, San Antonio
An Earth-Kind Landscaping School is scheduled for Feb. 14 in San Antonio. The event, hosted by the Texas Water Star [...]
USDA eases National School Lunch Program rules
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the temporary guidelines that allow schools to serve larger portions of lean protein [...]
Turfgrass conference set for Feb. 6 in Overton
Homeowners and professional landscape managers alike are invited to this year’s East Texas Turfgrass Conference set for Feb. 6 in [...]