Texans today can thank farmers, ranchers, land managers and others across the state during National Ag Week March 16-22 for their conservation efforts in protecting and improving soil, water and air quality, and wildlife habitats. ...
By Robert Burns
Texas A&M University
Most counties in the eastern half of the state received from a half-inch to slightly more than 1 inch of precipitation during the last week, according the National Weather Service. ...
The Senate passed an extension of the 2002 farm bill to give its and House Agriculture Committee leaders more time to try to reach an agreement with the White House on a new farm bill....
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Proposed changes in the H-2A program, a system by which U.S. agriculture and other industries may obtain immigrant labor legally, likely will do more to add burdensome paperwork and expense to farmers than to provide a streamlined option for acquiring needed workers, say Texas observers....
The Texas Watershed Steward Program will host a free workshop from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at the Lions Club building located on 500 North Railroad Avenue in Pflugerville. The workshop, sponsored by the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) and the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, will provide participants information and training on watershed systems, water quality regulations and monitoring, methods to improve water quality, and community-driven watershed protection and management initiatives....
By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M University
The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will sponsor a multi-county “Lower Rolling Plains Ag Conference” from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on March 26 at the Scurry Coliseum in Snyder. ...
By J.D. Bilbro
Contributing Writer
Proper soil sampling is the first step in cropland fertility management, a vital ingredient for maximum crop production with minimum expense, especially with soaring fertilizer prices....
Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples announced The Texas Department of Agriculture is currently accepting applications for Phase 2 of the 2007 Catfish Feed Grant Program. Producers who suffered catfish feed losses due to natural disasters between Jan. 1, 2007 and Dec. 30, 2007 are eligible to apply for the program. Disasters include: drought, excessive heat, wildfires, hail, tornadoes, high winds and severe rainstorms. The program is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture....
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and New Mexico cotton producers and consultants are urged to reserve a seat at either of two special workshops aimed at increasing their awareness of best management practices (BMPs)....
By J.D. Bilbro
Contributing Writer
Fusarium wilt is on the increase throughout cotton production regions of the High Plains, especially in the sandier soil areas south and west of Lubbock. ...
Don Butler, Director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture (ADA), announced today his support of a Texas plan that prohibits Canadian breeding Cattle from being exported through Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) ports into Mexico until Mexico accepts U.S. breeding cattle. Director Butler went further to call on Arizona livestock export facilities to also stop Canadian cattle exports into Mexico until Mexico accepts U.S. breeding cattle. ...
The late Arkansas cotton ginner Lon Mann, is the recipient of the 2007 Oscar Johnston Lifetime Achievement Award....
By Kay Ledbetter
Public Information Officer, Wildfires Incident Resource Team
Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M University
Texans may face severe danger of wildfire during periods of drought and high winds. The Texas AgriLife Extension Service is joining the Texas Forest Service in an effort to educate the public about the threat of wildfires. Following are recommendations from those agencies on wildfire prevention and precautions in case fires erupt....
Spring wheat prices that soared to the $20 per bushel area recently have raised questions about whether this crop can be successfully grown in Kansas. ...
Steve Hensley, USA Rice Federation’s senior director for regulatory affairs, has been appointed to be a member of USDA’s Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture. The appointment was announced by Michael Schechtman, executive secretary of the panel....
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