Rural veterinarians to get help with student loans
\n(Abilene Reporter-News © 03/09/2010) (Registration Required)\n
The acute shortage of rural large-animal veterinarians across the U.S. finally has reached the panic button at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Secretary Tom Vilsack has extended ");
document.write("a helping hand. \n\nThe USDA is taking the first step toward implementing a plan to address veterinary shortages throughout rural America by repaying the student loans of qualified veterinarians in return for their s...\n
Pecan growers, vendors gather at Las Cruces convention
\n(El Paso Times © 03/09/2010)
LAS CRUCES - Mesilla Val");
document.write("ley farmer Buck Buchanan is shifting crops. He once grew corn that was used in livestock feed, but the demand for that has dropped as the dairy market, facing economic woes, is shrinking in size. So he's looking to grow more pecans.\n\nThat's why he turned out Monday at an annual pecan conference in L");
document.write("as Cruces.\n\n\"I'm starting to expand on my pecan orchard, and I need more inf...\n
Ag barn battle heads to court
\n(Galveston Daily News © 03/09/2010)
SANTA FE — Residents have filed a lawsuit in an attempt to prevent the Santa Fe Independent School District from building an agriculture barn near their homes.\n\nLloyd Gilliam, 60, ");
document.write("is among 39 people who sued the school district on grounds the barn would violate land restrictions, among other things.\n\nAttorney Anthony P. Griffin represents the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which seeks a temporary inju...\n
Brazil announces sanctions on U.S. cars, fruit
\n(Lubbock Avalanche-Journal © 03/09/2010)
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document.write(" Brazil announced trade sanctions on a range of American goods Monday in retaliation for the United States' failure to eliminate billions in illegal cotton subsidies — a move that affects products from Ford automobiles to Heinz ketchup.\n\nThe higher tariffs affecting dozens of products from fresh fru");
document.write("it to sunglasses comes after the World Trade Organization authorized Brazil last year ...\n
Cattlemen's Association crawfish boil set
\n(Marshal News Messenger © 03/09/2010)
The Harrison County Cattlemen's Association has changed gears so to speak for 2010 for their annual fund-raiser.\n\n\nThis year the association has decided to ");
document.write("try a crawfish boil at the Matt Garrett Ranch here in Marshall. Matt Garrett's place is on State Highway 31, just south on Marshall Pottery.\n\n\nFunds raised through the annual event are used to fund the annual Harrison county Cattlemen's Associa...\n
Land of plenty doesn?t come easy
\n(Seguin Gazette Enterprise © 03/09/2010)
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document.write("e?s no such thing as a free lunch, but 50 cents is pretty close. \n\nEach year during the U.S. Farm Bureau?s Food Check-Out Week, the local office uses low-cost, locally-produced burgers to illustrate a point that many of us overlook. \n\nThose 50 cent burgers, available on Wednesday, represent the prof");
document.write("it that American farmers and ranchers make off of food sales ? quite a bit lower than the cost c...\n
Farmers in Fatigues: The Texas Guard in Afghanistan
\n(Texas Tribune © 03/09/2010)
\n\nIn response to complaints from Afghan civilians, last week NATO commanders released changes to their policy on conducting raids at night");
document.write(". The raids have been among the biggest concerns for Afghans, as military forces try to win the battle for the hearts and minds of Afghan civilians.\n\nSoldiers are also vying for civilians’ trust on another front: agriculture.\n\nThe men and women o...\n
Violence in Mexico Worries Valley Farm Workers
\n(Weslaco KRGV (ABC) 5 © 03/0");
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RIO BRAVO - Some Valley farmers are concerned about their family's safety. The farmers are in the U.S. Their families live in Mexico. Some say they can't go back to their family.\n\nWorkers at Reavis farms say they're on alert, closely watching reports of violence in Mexico. Wayne Reav");
document.write("is is the president of Reavis Farms. He manages eight people. About half of them have family living in Mexico amid c...\n
Pantex, WT team up for wind study
\n(Amarillo Globe-News © 03/08/2010)
B&W Pantex recently announced it's joining with West Texas A&M University to study the effect wind turbines would have on wildlif");
document.write("e near the Carson County nuclear weapon's plant.\n\n\n\nGraduate and undergraduate students in WT's Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences will conduct the study. The contract began last fall and will continue through the next five years.\n\n\n\nPantex is i...\n
Brazil announces sanctions on US cars, fruit
\n(Austin KLBJ 590 AM ©");
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By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER\n Associated Press Writer \n \n\n Brazil announced trade sanctions on a range of American goods Monday in retaliation for the United States' failure to eliminate billions in illegal cotton subsidies _ a move that affects products from");
document.write(" Ford automobiles to Heinz ketchup.\n \nThe higher tariffs affecting dozens of products from fresh fruit to sunglasses...\n
Federal regulators launch probe of big agriculture
\n(Austin KLBJ 590 AM © 03/08/2010)
By CHRISTOPHER LEONARD\n AP Agribusiness Writer \n \n\n Some Obama administration officials ");
document.write("have made clear their unease with the increasing control a handful of corporations have over the nation's food supply, and this week in Iowa they could show whether they are serious about changing the system.\n \nThe first joint workshops on agriculture by regulators at the U.S. Ju...\n
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Navarro County Youth Expo schedule
\n(Corsicana Dai");
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From Staff Reports\nCorsicana Daily Sun\n\n\nCorsicana — This year’s Navarro County Youth Exposition will be held March 22-27 at the Navarro County Exposition Center. Steak dinner tickets will be sold in advance at the Youth Expo office or");
document.write(" on the day of the event at $8 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under.\n\n\n\nLivestock Division\n\n\n\nMarch 22\n\n\n\n8 to 10 a.m. — ...\n
Strong earthquake slams eastern Turkey, kills 51
\n(Harlingen KGBT (CBS) 4 © 03/08/2010)
OKCULAR, Turkey (AP) — A strong, pre-dawn earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 51 peo");
document.write("ple as it knocked down stone and mud-brick houses and minarets in at least six villages, the government said.\n\nThe earthquake surprised many residents as they slept, crumpling buildings into piles of rubble. Panicked survivors fled into the narrow village streets, some climbing out of windows, as mo");
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Agriculture futures, livestock prices mostly rise
\n(Harlingen Valley Morning Star © 03/08/2010)
Agriculture futures mostly rose Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.\r\n\r\nWheat for May delivery added 5.5 cents to $4.99 a bushel; May corn dropped 1 cent to $3.745 a bushel; May soybeans rose 5.25 cents to $9.48 a bushel; wh");
document.write("ile May oats added 1.25 cents to $2.2775 a bushel.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, livestock futures were mostly higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.\r\n\r\nApril live cattle added 0.87 cent...\n
Farm Bureau not sure who it'll back Nov. 2
\n(Houston Chronicle © 03/08/2010) (Registration Required)\n
AUSTIN – The Te");
document.write("xas Farm Bureau bet on the losing horse in the race for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, but it neither regrets its support for U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison nor worries about reprisals from Gov. Rick Perry.\n\n\nIn fact, spokesman Gene Hall said he doesn't know if the bureau will endorse Perry, Demo");
document.write("crat Bill White or neither in the general election. It's up to the board of its...\n
Cisco girl wins at San Antonio stock show
\n(Abilene Reporter-News © 03/03/2010) (Registration Required)\n
Sheridan Sneed Davis, an 18-year-old Cisco High School senior, has her down payment when she enrolls at Texas A&a");
document.write("mp;M University in College Station this fall. \n\nDavis exhibited the Grand Champion Red Angus Steer at the San Antonio Stock Show, which brought $8,000 in the Premium Sale that culminated the Alamo City event Sunday. \n\nAdd the prize money to a $10,000 scholarship from the San Antonio Sto...\n
Broadband deadline for stimulus funds pushed back
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document.write("(Austin KLBJ 590 AM © 03/03/2010)
Many applicants for broadband stimulus money will have a few more weeks to submit their proposals to the government.\n \nThe government is pushing back the deadline for applications in the second and final round of stimulus funding for high-speed ");
document.write("Internet access. Applications are now due to the Commerce Department by March 26 and to the Agriculture Department by March 29.\n \nThe new deadlin...\n
Made in the USA? Texas Cotton Farming and Foreign-Made Clothes
\n(Daily Business News - Houston © 03/03/2010)
Houston - The Texas Farm Bureau is concerned about the America");
document.write("n farmer. As the economy continues to struggle, many companies continue shipping production overseas for cheaper labor. Mike Barnett, publications director for the Texas Farm Bureau, recently addressed this issue and how it affects American famers in a blog post on the Texas Agriculture Talks blog.\n");
document.write(" \nAs you shop for a business shi...\n
Officials in China ");
document.write("at Odds Over Food Scandal
\n(El Paso Inc © 03/03/2010)
SANYA, China — A widening national toxic food scandal that has its roots in this tropical island resort area in the South China Sea has set off a rare case of public sniping between officials.\n\nThe scandal, which");
document.write(" has been reported by official news organizations in the last few days, is centered on the cowpea — an ancient species of legume that includes the black-eyed pea. \n\nSince late February, ba...\n
NMSU pecan conference provides updates in a nutshell
\n(El Paso Times © 03/03/2010)
The 2010 Western Pecan Growers Association Conferen");
document.write("ce and Tradeshow, hosted by the New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service, is set for March 7-9 at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces.\n\n\n\nAs part of the conference, the popular Pecan Food Fantasy competition will take place March 7.\n\n\n\n\"There is really nothing else like this for our gro");
document.write("wers,\" said Richard Heerema, NMSU's Extension pec...\n
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document.write("Farmer?s Market offers community fresh choices
\n(Humble Tribune © 03/03/2010)
Every Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m., the Humble Farmer?s Market is the place to go for those wanting fresh vegetables, fruit, artisan bread, flowers, or an array of other items. The Lake Hous");
document.write("ton Area Chamber?s Beautification Committee hosts the market, rain or shine, at 800 E. Main St. in the First Methodist Church parking lot.\nThe Humble Farmer?s Market came into fruition as an idea from Scott and S...\n
Landowners can learn how to cash in on wind power
\n(Lubbock Avalanche-Journal © 03/03/2010)
The recent snow an");
document.write("d rain may help area producers save money on irrigation, but there is another natural source of income they could cash in on.\n\nThe Caprock Plains Wind Energy Association will host its first Wind Energy Expo on Thursday in Muncy to educate the public on the long-term benefits of wind energy in the So");
document.write("uth Plains.\n\n \n\nThe main benefactors of investing in wind energy in the region, al...\n
East Texas gardeners ready for spring
\n(Lufkin KTRE (ABC) 9 © 03/03/2010)
By Morgan Thomas - bio | email\n\nLUFKIN, TX (KTRE) - For those who want to get to work on their yards and gardens spring can't get here soon enough.\n\n\"Everybody");
document.write("9;s ready. We're probably about two weeks behind when folks would normally start to want to do things. The weather has just stayed cold and wet and rainy and folks are ready,\" said Stephen Corley, Owner Lufkin Farm Sup...\n
Applications for Wetlands Reserve Program taken
\n(Marshal News Messenger © 03/03/2010)
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document.write("he USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications from landowners interested in wetlands restoration through the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP). WRP is a voluntary program that provides technical and financial assistance to private landowners and Tribes to restore, prot");
document.write("ect, and enhance wetlands in exchange for retiring eligible land from agriculture.\n\n\n\"While Texas l...\n
Estate Planning Seminar will be offered March 11
\n(Marshal News Messenger © 03/03/2010)
Have you ever considered attending an Estate Seminar?\n\n\nIt is very difficult to discuss end-of-life issues with loved ones and friends.");
document.write(" However, taking the time to plan now for your loved ones will be the most unselfish gift of love you can give. We suggest that you have the conversation with them because no one knows better than you how you what to be cared for if you are diagnosed with a seriou...\n
How Texas won her independence
\n(Marshal News Messenger © 03/03/2");
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It was March 2, 1836. The place was Washington on the Brazos. Fifty-nine men had gathered to denounce the rule of Mexico and declare a new government for Texas. They wrote and passed a Declaration of Independence, patterned to some extent after the one Thomas Jefferson, at age 26, had w");
document.write("ritten for the United States.\n\n\nThe Declaration accused Mexico of much neglect and mistreatment including not pro...\n
Arkansas crops down 14 percent in value
\n(Texarkana Gazette © 03/03/2010) (Registration Required)\n
LITTLE ROCK—A report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows the value of Arkan");
document.write("sas’ crops fell by 14 percent this year. \n\nThe report says the value of all principal crops in the state—including fruits, nuts and commercial vegetable crops—dropped to $3.38 billion. The department reports a 6 percent decline nationwide in crop value. Lower prices and poor weather are blamed for t");
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48th annual B.I.G. conference, Mid-Tex sh");
document.write("ow to tout modern farm management
\n(Waco Tribune-Herald © 03/03/2010)
By Kay Wilson Tribune-Herald staff writer\n Sunday January 31, 2010\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nBlackland Income Growth schedule\n\nFeb. 9\n\n8 a.m. &");
document.write("mdash; Registration\n\n9 a.m.-noon — grain, Glass Room; horticulture, Backporch Club; beef, Creative Arts Building.\n\n2-4:30 p.m. — cotton, Creative Arts Building; forage, Creative Arts Building ...\n
Antibiotics use in livestock under scrutiny
\n(Waco Tribune-Herald © 03/03/2010)
By Bill TeeterTribune-Herald staff wri");
document.write("ter\n Saturday January 2, 2010\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nThe use of antibiotics in animals intended for the American food supply remains a topic of debate, and McLennan County is no exception.\n\nSanderson Farms is one poultry processor in McLennan County, a");
document.write("nd Bob Billingsley, director of development and engineering fo...\n
Bobby Horecka: Humane Society, PETA start beef with ranchers
\n(Waco Tribune-Herald © 03/03/2010)
BOBBY HORECKA\n Sunday January 31, 2010\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nImagine if someone worked every day of his life to sh");
document.write("ut down your business.\n\nYours is a perfectly legal enterprise, held to the highest standard. You and your family have spent years building it, investing thousands of dollars and striving each day to make it better than the day before.\n\nS...\n
Cap-and-trade unpopular with Central Texas agriculture
\n(Waco Tribune-Herald © 03/03/2010)
By Bill Teeter Tribune-Herald staff writer\n Sunday January 24, 2010\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nIn Washington, cap-and-trade legislation is on the back burner. But it remains on the minds of Central Texas farmers, many of whom say a South Plains feedl");
document.write("ot would pass a smell test before the current proposals would. \n\nSome agriculture groups and environmental...\n
State moves to prevent spread of cattle disease
\n(Waco Tribune-Herald");
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By Bill TeeterTribune-Herald staff writer\n Sunday January 24, 2010\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nThe state is taking steps to stem the spread of a venereal disease affecting cattle that can cause cows to abort calves early in pregn");
document.write("ancy.\n\nThe disease is bovine trichomoniasis, often called “trich.” It is caused by a single-cell organism spread bet...\n
Waco community stepping up in aftermath of Haiti quake
\n(Waco Tribune-Herald © 03/03/2010)
By J.B. Smith Tribune-Herald staff writer\n Tuesday January 19, 2010\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n");
document.write(" \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nA week after Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake, Waco-area families are still feeling the aftershocks, and other residents are struggling to help.\n\nThe Munos family of Robinson is consoling a missionary brother, Jack Munos, who is still in intensive care at ...");
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