Square in the middle of three years of intense drought conditions, New Mexico is dealing with an escalating water problem that has now caused one town, Magdalena, to run out of water.
Valley Meat Company is now facing a new challenge after USDA is considering whether the company is required to have a federal permit to discharge waste water under the federal Clean Water Act.
Texas officials took to columns of a newspaper to call for Mexico to honor treaty obligations requiring it to deliver more than 400,000 acre feet of water to drought-stricken farmers and municipalities in the Rio Grande Valley.
USDA published final rules that modify the Country of Origin labeling provisions published earlier and should satisfy World Trade Organization requirements to bring the original labeling program into compliance.
If you are inwardly rejoicing over news headlines recently that predicted fuel prices could drop by as much as 20 cents by Memorial Day, hold on to your hat because you may be climbing aboard a rollercoaster ride of surprises.
Late April and early May rains brought some hope to Texas Lower Rio Grande Valleyfarmers who had all but given up on any chance of a productive crop year.
Significant rainfall in the mid-to-upper coastal region of Texas has greatly benefited corn and sorghum crops in recent days but cotton continues to fall behind and now faces increased pest pressure, especially along the Upper Coast.
Rod Pinkston, a former U.S. Army Master Sergeant and war veteran, may well be one of the world's best and most intuitive wild hog hunters in the world.
