Wildfires cost Texas agriculture $35 million 

May 6, 2009

With wildfires costing Texas agricultural producers about $35 million during March and April, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples is requesting assistance from USDA. ...

Texas Wheat Board funds research budget 

May 6, 2009,

By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University

The Texas Wheat Producers Board recently approved a record-setting budget for research, providing more than $333,000 in funding for Texas AgriLife Research and Texas AgriLife Extension Service projects....

Is ACRE for you? 

May 5, 2009,

By Robert Coats and Jeffrey Hignight

Should you participate in the new optional counter-cyclical program ACRE? ...

Senate passes eminent domain bill 

May 5, 2009

The bill to provide a more property owner friendly eminent domain process was unanimously approved by the Texas State Senate. ...

Wild hogs: No indication of flu danger 

May 5, 2009

You may catch the flu from your sick hunting buddy, but there’s no evidence that you will catch it from domestic or wild hogs, according to the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC). ...

Best forages for cattle in SE Kansas 

May 5, 2009

It´s as true for livestock as it is for humans -- what animals eat has a big impact on their health and performance. ...

World cotton stocks projected higher 

May 4, 2009

Declining mill use is expected to cause another increase in world cotton stocks by the end of the 2009-2010 marketing year, the International Cotton Advisory Committee says. ...

Haying CRP ground a good option 

May 4, 2009

Producers and landowners who have Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts expiring have several options if they will not be extending or renewing the contract. ...

Livestock producers devastated by wildfire 

May 4, 2009

In response to the devastating wildfires in North Texas, Chisholm Trail RC&D and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) have teamed up to establish the "North Texas Cattlemen's Relief Fund." ...

Field day provides wide range of information  

May 4, 2009

The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and the Jack County Extension Office will provide valuable information for farmers and ranchers with cattle operations at an upcoming Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Field Day....

Conferees leave safety net intact 

May 1, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

House and Senate conferees made no changes in the funding for the 2008 farm bill’s direct payments or export market promotion programs when they agreed on a concurrent budget resolution for fiscal year 2010 Wednesday (April 29)....

New flu strain not found in U.S. swine herds 

May 1, 2009

Swine flu has not turned up in on-going monitoring of U.S. swine herds. ...

U.S. pork industry important economic driver 

May 1, 2009,

By Blair Fannin
Texas A&M University

Consumers hold the key to how quickly pork prices rebound from the dip they experienced following the current influenza outbreak, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service economist....

Multi-county wheat tour scheduled for May 14 near Vernon 

May 1, 2009,

By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University

Area producers are invited to see variety plots and hear the latest information about the region’s wheat crop during a tour on May 14 at the AgriPro facility in Lockett, 12167 S. U.S. Hwy. 70. ...

Swine flu: virus with an unfortunate name 

Apr 30, 2009,

By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

With the latest worldwide health scare – this time not SARS or West Nile virus or avian influenza or mad cow, but swine flu (H1N1) – modern technology has proven its efficiency and curse....

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