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Mild, warm conditions promote harvesting 

Nov 18, 2009,

By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University

Mother Nature served up mild, warmer weather with a little rain on the side to some Texas customers, a recipe that promoted the harvesting of cotton and other crops, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel....

Animal well-being program online 

Nov 18, 2009

Dairy producers now have online access to key components of the new National Dairy FARM Program: Farmers Assuring Responsible Management. ...

New animal well-being program online  

Nov 13, 2009

Dairy producers now have online access to key components of the new National Dairy FARM Program: Farmers Assuring Responsible Management. ...

Wet weather delays cotton harvest 

Nov 11, 2009,

By Robert Burns, Texas A&M University

In some areas, rains let up and fields dried, allowing agricultural producers to get back into fields for planting and harvesting, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel....

Animal ID program offers help for government agencies 

Nov 9, 2009,

By Ron Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff

Instituting the first phase of a proposed national animal identification program would provide a useful tool for the Texas Animal Health Commission....

Cottonseed finding its way back into rations 

Nov 9, 2009

As quickly as cash disappeared from dairy farms in 2009, so too did forward contracts for feed. ...

Texas cattle groups discuss tick fever prevention 

Nov 9, 2009,

By Blair Fannin, Texas A&M University

Representatives from Texas’ cattle industry recently discussed future research and educational partnerships related to fever ticks at a summit hosted by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service....

Rain too much of a good thing 

Nov 4, 2009,

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....

Cool weather slows but doesn't stop armyworms 

Oct 28, 2009,

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. ...

AFBF: ‘cautiously optimistic’ for ag 

Oct 27, 2009

Speakers painted a “cautiously optimistic” outlook for U.S. agriculture at Farm Bureau’s mid-October commodity outlook conference, in Albuquerque, N.M. ...

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