Nov 4, 2009 10:20 AM, By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University
Many parts of Texas had excessive rain, taking them from drought to flood, but overall it's a good thing, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service experts....
Oct 28, 2009 12:13 PM, By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University
Though cooler weather slowed down the advance of armyworms, the pest is still eating up pastures and small grain fields in many parts of the state, report Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. ...
Oct 27, 2009 10:58 AM
Speakers painted a “cautiously optimistic” outlook for U.S. agriculture at Farm Bureau’s mid-October commodity outlook conference, in Albuquerque, N.M. ...
Oct 23, 2009 10:09 AM, By Blair Fannin, Texas A&M University
A weak U.S. dollar has encouraged investment in commodities, resulting in positive activity for agriculture, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service economist....
Oct 15, 2009 10:44 AM, By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University
Following rains, armyworms marched in and devoured improved pastures and wheat throughout the state. ...
Oct 15, 2009 10:36 AM, By Blair Fannin, Texas A&M University
Recent rainfall has been beneficial to Texas small grains pastures, and cattle producers may want to weigh their options when marketing calves in 2010, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service economist....
Oct 14, 2009 10:51 AM, By Daryll E. Ray
One of the pleasures of my job is the opportunity to get out of the office and speak to farm organizations. ...
News from the Farm BillACRE could be boon or bust for southern farmersJul 11, 2008 10:01 AM, By Forrest Laws The chairmen of the House and the Senate Agriculture Committees and the Bush administration couldn’t find much to agree on in the 2008 farm bill. ... Farm bill: Several provisions delayed until 2009Jul 8, 2008 9:38 AM The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 that U.S. farmers will be hitched to for the next five years has something old, something new, something borrowed and certainly something to make a few farmers blue.... USDA issues advance direct paymentsJul 8, 2008 9:21 AM America's farmers will receive up to $1.15 billion in 2008 advance direct payments that began July 7.... Food, Conservation and Energy Act for Oklahoma farmersJul 3, 2008 8:22 AM, By Ron Smith Elk City, Okla. farmer Danny Davis doesn’t expect the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program included in the recently passed Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 to fit his operation.... |
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