Disaster Assistance Programs available for farmers, ranchers
Farmers, ranchers, families and small businesses affected by recent severe storms and flooding have assistance available through several U.S. Department [...]
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05, 2017
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03, 2017
EPA declines to ban chlorpyrifos
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt signed an order denying a petition that sought to ban chlorpyrifos, [...]
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02, 2017
Soil Health Short Course offers educational information
The Texas Soil Health Short Course will focus on building a functioning foundation Feb. 22-23 at the Region 9 Educational [...]
7
02, 2017
Texas data critical in agricultural statistics
Agricultural surveys serve a critical role in farm policy decisions because they inform elected leaders on what’s happening on U.S. [...]
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02, 2017
AgrAbility program launches to help veterans
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension is offering a new program to help military veterans interested in becoming farmers and ranchers. Texas [...]
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01, 2017
CRP changes to help beginning farmers and ranchers
There is growing concern about the manner in which land will be transferred to the next generation of farm operators. [...]
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12, 2016
UAVs increase efficiency, profitability on farms
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) may help provide solutions to crop diseases and plant stress-related events such as drought, according to [...]
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12, 2016
USDA publishes long-awaited final GIPSA rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published the long-awaited Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) rule on Wednesday. The [...]
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11, 2016
USDA 2017 CSP signup begins
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is the nation’s largest conservation program with 70 million acres [...]
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11, 2016
Wait to apply nitrogen until soil cools
Soil temperatures are warmer than normal for the first couple of weeks of November across most of the U.S. due [...]