Trichomoniasis, often called ‘Trich’, is a venereal disease of cattle, that causes infertility and abortions, and results in extended breeding seasons and diminished calf crops, which costs livestock producers valuable income. ...
Calling current private property protections “inadequate” and “tilted,” Texas Farm Bureau State Director Richard Cortese called on state lawmakers to reform Texas eminent domain law....
By Robert Burns
Texas A&M University
The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will host a seminar on feral hog biology, control and management April 9 at Somervell County Expo Center, U.S. Highway 67 and Bo Gibbs Blvd., Glen Rose. ...
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The first skirmish in the 2009 version of the battle over payment limits has been held, and farmers appear to have won....
By Paul Schattenberg
Texas A&M University
Texas AgriLife Research and the Texas AgriLife Extension Service will host the sixth-annual Texas Pierce's Disease Symposium on April 16. ...
By Kim Anderson
Oklahoma State University
Wheat budgets for the 2009 Oklahoma/Texas wheat crop indicate, that with average production (35 bu/ac), total operating (variable or out-of-pocket) costs are projected to be $180 per acre. Current fertilizer, fuel and other costs indicate that total operating costs for 2010 wheat production may decline to $135 per acre. ...
The Southern Blacklands Boll Weevil Eradication Zone will continue with the present eradication program, according to the Texas Department of Agriculture. Southern Blackland cotton producers voted overwhelmingly in favor of the program — with 387 votes supporting a continuation and 12 votes against the extension....
Though recent rains brought some relief to South Central Texas, the region is still plagued by “exceptional” drought and residents need help in dealing with a variety of drought-related issues, said Texas AgriLife Extension Service experts....
Applications are being taken for the 2009 Southwest Ginners School — set for March 30-April 1 in Lubbock, Texas....
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
When farmers learn how it’s done, most find little, if any, yield penalty from switching to no-till production practices....
By Robert Burns
Texas A&M University
Rain and snow came to parts of the state – as much as 6.5 inches of rain in East Texas, 5 inches to parts of North Texas, and 2 inches in Central Texas – but passed over many other drought-stricken areas....
A hell of ash, charred stone and melted metal blanketed southeast Australia in early February, due to some 400 wildfires that rapidly incinerated 1,500 square miles (960,000 acres) in Victoria, killing more than 200 residents....
In response to the discovery of nearly $50 million in payments to ineligible farmers, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have begun efforts to ensure that high-income individuals and entities who request USDA payments meet income limits set forth in the 2008 Farm Bill....
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Rotation allows no-till farmers to diversify crops and chemistry and may be critical to success in no-till row-crop and wheat production....
By Jeffrey R. Stapper
Nueces County Extension Agent
Ag/Natural Resources
Droughts are common in Texas, and because droughts are inevitable, livestock managers need to plan for them. That plan should include strategies for finances, grazing management, and stock reduction, as well as for vegetation recovery after the drought ends. ...
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