FFA students learn business and leadership skills
\n(Amarillo KVII (ABC) 7 © 02/10/2012)
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USDA announces CRP general sign-up
\n(Bonham North Texas E-News © 02/10/2012)
WASHINGTON ?Acting Under Secretary for Farm and For");
document.write("eign Agricultural Services (FFAS) Michael Scuse announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a four-week Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general signup, beginning on March 12 and ending on April 6. CRP has a 25-year legacy of successfully protecting the nation's natural resources through voluntary participation, w...\n
Entomologist: 14 diseased citrus trees destroyed
\n(Harlingen Valley Morning Star © 02/10/2012)
By ROD SANTA ANA/Special to the Star\n\nMcAllen — A total of 14 citrus trees infected with citrus greening disease have been destroyed, leaving experts hopeful that the destructive plant disease can be contained.\n“It was important to take these trees out because we remove the source of inoculum and reduce the risk of the disease spreading,” said Dr. Mamoudou Setamou, an entomologis...\n
Cattle herds thin as beef prices keep rising
\n(Longview News © 02/10/2012)
Nothing says summer like the aroma and sizzle of a steak on the\ngrill ? but those are pleasures that are expected to cost even more\nthis year and next.\n \n \n\nThe U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday that beef\nprices could climb as much as 10 percent a year in 2012 and 2");
document.write("013,\nand the increase could be even greater if demand from other\ncountries increases.\n \n\n\nIt?s hap...\n
Food Check Out Day
\n(San Angelo KSAN (NBC) 3 © 02/10/2012)
The Tom Green County Farm Bureau sold food today in honor of food check out day.\n Food Check Out Day honors local farmers and ranchers and symb");
document.write("olizes how inexpensive buying food in the US is. The hamburgers were sold for 50 cents. That price represents the share farmers and ranchers receive for one 5 dollar hamburger....\n
Texas comptroller's report assesses drought's impact
\n(San Marcos Mercury © 02/10/2012)
by KATE GALBRAITH\n\n\nA 12-page report releas");
document.write("ed Wednesday by the Texas comptroller’s office offers a wide-ranging look at the effects of the record drought that is still gripping Texas.\n\n\nThe report, “The Impact of the 2011 Drought and Beyond,” contains few new figures for drought losses but offers graphics that depict the breadth of the problem, which hurt crops, threatens electri...\n
Latest state agriculture report: $5.2 billion in drought losses a record
\n(Austin American-Statesman © 02/09/2012) (Registration Required)\n
Sitting patiently in a hay-strewn pen he made himself, Charles Schroeder, wearing dusty denim and a red gimme cap, makes an unlikely nanny. But in a soft and high voice, he coaxes his 2-week-old calf to nurse with all the gentleness of a mother. After all, he said, \"I'm the cow.\"\n\nThe 61-year-old Bastrop County rancher bottle-feeds this and two other calves twice a day because drou");
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Beef prices expected to climb for next 2 years
\n(Baytown Sun © 02/09/2012)
The smallest cattle herd since the 1950s likely will mean higher\nbeef prices at the supermarket for the next two years.\n \n \n\nExperts said beef prices could climb as much as 10 percent a\nyear in 2012 ");
document.write("and 2013, and the increase could be even greater if\ndemand from other countries increases.\n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nThose higher prices would follow steady increases that have seen...\n
2011 Drought Impact Report
\n(Ft. Worth KTVT (CBS) 11 © 02/09/2012)
State Comptroller Susan Combs just released her report on");
document.write(" the impact of the 2011 drought. 2011 was the worst single year drought on record for Texas. In her report she outlines the economic impact of the drought.\n\n\nShe also looks at how rainfall in West Texas compared to average rainfall in arid climates like the Middle East and Africa. What is also very interesting is a look at what could happen ...\n
Producers at farm show hear about ways to deal with cotton fungus
\n(Lubbock Avalanche-Journal © 02/09/2012)
Cotton farmers listened attentively to talk of a pathogen called Verticillium Wilt during an education session Wednesday at the eighth-annual Southwest Farm and Ranch Classic in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.\r\n\r\nVerticillium wilt, a soil-borne disease attacking roots with severe effects on plants after they become established, is not expected to go away soon.\r\n\r\nJason Woodward, plant pathologi...\n
Drought symposium prepares ETX foresters for dry seasons ahead
\n(Lufkin KTRE (ABC) 9 © 02/09/2012)
DIBOLL, Texas (KTRE) -\n \n\nMassive wildfires and next-to-no rain were enough to rank the 2011 drought among the worst in Texas history.\n\n\"It's going to take years to overcome what drought has done for us,\" said landowner, Phil Power.\n\nPhil power manages ");
document.write("200 acres of forest land in Cherokee County. He's seeing extreme changes in his land's moisture.\n\n\"This summer in which creeks wou...\n
Taking stock FFA group helps Marshall students fill a need with trailer
\n(Marshal News Messenger © 02/09/2012)
Marshall FFA students will now be able to kick off spring");
document.write("\nlivestock shows in style thanks to a $4,000 donation from local\nbusinesses and community members.\n \n \n\nLast month, the Marshall ISD Board of Trustees approved the\ndonation raised by the Marshall FFA Alumni in order to purchase a\n16-foot stock trailer, worth about $4,000, to be utilized to carry\nboth small and large livesto...\n
Local Student Wins at Fort Worth Stock Show
\n(Mason County News © 02/09/2012)
FORT WORTH, TEXAS - SIERRA MARTIN a 4H member from MASON, exhibited the RESERVE CHAMPION LAMB in the Junior HAIR SHEEP Show at the 2012 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo on JANUARY 29, 2012. The 2012 Show is proud to be hosting nearly 10,000 junior exhibitors from across Texas, competing for prizes and $94,065.00 in premiums.Since 1896, the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo has remained a promine...\n
ROD SANTA ANA: Diseased citrus trees destroyed
\n(McAllen Monitor © 02/09/2012)
McALLEN — A total of 14 citrus trees infected with citrus greening disease have been destroyed, leaving experts hopeful that the destructive plant disease can be contained.\n\n“It was important to take these trees out because we remove the source of inoculum and reduce the risk of the disease spreadi");
document.write("ng,” said Dr. Mamoudou Setamou, an entomologist at the Texas A&M-Kingsville Cit...\n
Burgers sold for Food Check Out Day
\n(San Angelo Standard Times © 02/09/2012)
SAN ANGELO, Texas ?\nTom Green County Farm Bureau's Food Check Out Day will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Tom Green County Farm ");
document.write("Bureau office, 2575 W. Loop 306.\n\nFood Check Out day honors local farmers and ranchers and symbolizes how inexpensive it is to buy food in the U.S.\n\nBureau board members will sell hamburgers for 50 cents ? which represents farmers' and ranchers' share for one $...\n
WINDMILL COUNTRY: Wool industry thrives amid record drought
\n");
document.write("(San Angelo Standard Times © 02/09/2012)
SAN ANGELO, Texas ?\nThe latest sheep and goat inventory shows another drop in numbers across the nation. But despite the worst one-year drought in history during 2011 that forced producers to accelerate downsizing or sell-off of herds in Texas, the year brought about the best lamb, wool and pelt markets nationally in a generation.\n\nAll sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on Jan. 1 totale...\n
Texas Comptrollers Report Assesses Droughts Impact
\n(Texas Tribune © 02/09/2012)
A 12-page report released Wednesday by the Texas comptroller's office offers a wide-ranging look at the effects of the record drought that is still gripping Texas.\n\nThe report, \"The Impact of the 2011 Drought and Beyond,\" contains few new figures for drought losses but offers graphics that depict the breadth of the problem, which hurt crops, threatens electricity pr");
document.write("oduction and forced 55 communiti...\n
Gardening seminar to teach lawn care Saturday
\n(Wichita Times Record © 02/09/2012)
Smith's Gardentown Farm will cover lawn care in its Gardening 101 seminar on Saturday.\n\nThe seminar will be offered at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.\n\nExperts at Smith will discuss the best choices for l");
document.write("awn grass and what to do when grass is not the best choice, as well as fertilization, weed control and watering.\n\nThe seminar is free but anyone wishing to attend is asked to sign up at www.smithsgardentown.co...\n
Wildflower forecast is bright, colorful
\n(Austin KXAN (NBC) 36 © 02/08/2012)
FREDERICKSBURG, Texa");
document.write("s (KXAN) - Step into the fields of Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg and you will be met with patches of baby bluebonnets. \n\nThis site has John Thomas, who owns and founded the farm, forecasting a bright and colorful upcoming wildflower season in the Texas Hill Country. \n\n\"This spring, we should really look forward to a great, colorful wildflower year,\" explained Thomas.? \n\nIn ...\n
NM chile crop on the incline, after nearly 40-year low (12:29 p.m.)
\n(El Paso Times © 02/08/2012)
Still, chile farmers and processors face a handful of major challenges, they said.\n\n\n\nIn all, some 9,500 acres were harvested last year - about a 9 percent increase, according to preliminary figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.\n\n\n\nOfficials with the New Mexico Chile Association presented the figures during the morning session of an annual chile conference taking place at Hotel Encanto....\n
Rains well timed for spring planting
\n(Brownsville Herald © 02/07/2012)
Recent rains are coming just in time for spring crops.\n\n \n\nBrad Cowan, county extension agent/agriculture for Hidalgo County, said farmers will soon begin planting grain sorghum, cotton, and corn, among other crops.\n\n \n\nWhile Hidalgo County, he said, d");
document.write("idn’t get as much rain as Cameron County, most of the weekend storms appeared to have drenched area near the boundaries of the two c...\n
Honeybee Die-Off Shouldn't Sting
\n(El Paso KVIA (ABC) 7 © 02/07/2012)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- There's good news and bad news on the honeybee beat.\n\nFirst the bad news. B");
document.write("ees are still mysteriously dying. Over the last five years roughly 30 percent of captive honeybees, which pollinate much of the food we eat, wind up dead at the end of each winter.\n\nFor whatever reason -- probably a combination of pesticides, parasites, disease and poor nutrition -- honeybees have bee...\n
Weekend storms replenished crops, for ");
document.write("now
\n(Harlingen Valley Morning Star © 02/07/2012)
San Benito (SSE)\n2.18 inches\n\nBrownsville (E)\n1.95 inches\n\nHarlingen (ESE)\n1.73 inches\n\nLos Fresnos\n1.71 inches\n\nLaguna Vista (N)\n.87 inches\n\nEstimates taken 8:30 A.M. Sunday from the National Weather Service\n \n \n \n\nHARLINGEN — Recent rains are coming just in time for spring crops.\nBrad Cowan, county extension agent/agriculture for Hidalgo County...\n
Farm-ranch trade show opens today
\n(Lubbock Avalanche-Journal © 02/07/2012)
The eighth annual Southwest Farm and Ranch Classic starts its three-day run this morning at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.\r\n\r\nThe trade show, free to the public, includes continuing education seminars, public displays and workshops.\r\n\r\nThe event opens with a kickoff breakfast. This year?s breakfast was sold out late last week, according to ");
document.write("Lubbock Chamber of Commerce officials. \r\n\r\nWyman Meinz...\n
WINDMILL COUNTRY: Topguard approved to battle cotton root rot
\n(San Angelo Standard Times © 02/07/2012)
SAN ANGELO, Texas ?\nWall farmer Doug Wilde joyfully spoke the sentiments of cotton, fruit and tree growers across Texas after receiving word last we");
document.write("ek that Topguard, the brand name of flutriafol, has been approved for control of cotton root rot. It was granted an emergency use permit.\n\nTexas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples said the Environmental Protection Agency issued a Section 18 exemptio...\n
Teens and greens: Time to get creative
\n(Abilene Reporter-News &cop");
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Are you the parent of a teenager who cringes at the sight of anything green on their dinner plate? If so, there are a few things that you can do about your dietary predicament.\n\nIn a recent study, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that more than a third of high school students were eating vegetables less than once a day and the amount they were eating did not measure up to recom...\n
Groundwater group, conservation experts organize Amarillo symposium
\n(Amarillo Globe-News © 02/06/2012)
The Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District and multiple businesses and agencies have teamed to bring experts from across the region and state to share water conservation wisdom Wednesday at a symposium in Amarillo.\r\n\r\n?The Dollars and Sense of Water Conservation? will offer 20 speakers looking at conservation from multiple");
document.write(" perspectives from the climate outlook to possible legislative changes,...\n
Pesticide applicator training and testing in Dodd City Feb. 28
\n(Bonham North Texas E-News © 02/06/2012)
A training and testing opportunity for individuals interested in obtaining a Private Pesticide Applicator License has been schedul");
document.write("ed for Tuesday February 28, 2012. The License is required for purchasing and applying restricted use pesticides (herbicides, insecticides) on your property. The training/Testing will be held at the Dodd City Community Center (City Hall) at 304 S Caney St, Dodd Cit...\n
Eyeing greener acres, new farmers reap growing U.S. aid");
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\n(Dallas KERA (PBS) 13 © 02/06/2012)
By Carey Gillam\n\nHALLSVILLE, Missouri (Reuters) - Dan Pugh wishes he had a bigger tractor and his wife Laura worries about their chickens in the winter weather. But as new farmers putting down roots in rural Missouri, the Pughs are counting on more rewards than regrets in trading their city lives for the country.\n\nA better quality of food and life are among the factors that caused Dan, 47, to leav...\n
Smartphones and apps hold big promise for ag
\n(KFOXTV.com © 02/06/2012)
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — \n\nLike a growing number of agriculturalists, Rick Swenson uses his cell phone for more than talking.\n\nSwenson, a Fergus Falls, Minn.-based regional agronomist for Crop Production Services, has found several \"apps\" for his phone that help him do his job more efficiently. One of the apps, or computer software applications, allows him to stand in field");
document.write("s with farmers and call...\n
Districts mull farmers' water use
\n(Amarillo Globe-News © 02/03/2012)
Two water conservation districts in the region are considering softening rules put in place to control agricultural water use under the 50-year regional water plan.\r\n\r\nThe North Plains Groundwater Conservation Dis");
document.write("trict has scheduled a public hearing at 9 a.m. Feb. 14 to discuss replacing its rule covering how long a farmer can carry over any unused portion of his or her water allotment. The curren...\n
Dallas area 1st in Texas to emerge from drought
\n(Beaumont Enterprise © 02/03/2012)
HOUSTON (AP) -- The rain that s");
document.write("tarted trickling into Texas in the fall may finally be making a dent in Dallas, but the rest of the massive state is still a long way off from being out of a historic drought, and climate experts are warning against any premature partying. \"It's still a very tenuous situation,\" said National Weather Service meteorologist Victor Murphy. \"Water concerns are a high ...\n
TPWD proposes opening deer hunting near Dallas
\n(Bonham North Texas E-News © 02/03/2012)
AUSTIN ? The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering opening deer hunting in three North Texas counties and another on the upper coast this fall as part of recommended changes to the 2012-13 Statewide Hunting Proclamation.\n\r\n\r\nTPWD staff recommended an open season for deer in Dallas, Collin, Rockwall and Galveston counties during a presentation Wednesday to the Texas Parks and Wildlife ...\n
Central Texas twins work together to clear hurdles at Fort Worth Stock Show
\n(Fort Worth Star-Telegram © 02/03/2012) (Registration Required)\n
FORT WORTH -- Kelton Marek did double duty at this year's Stock Show, but he didn't mind a bit.That's because the duty the fourth-grader from Blanco did was for his double -- his twin brother");
document.write(" Kolby Marek.The 10-year-old brothers are among the more than 2,800 youngsters entered in this year's Junior Steer Show, the Stock Show's concluding event, which sets up Saturday's high-dollar Sale of Champion...\n
Show hogs make the prime cut
\n(Fort Worth Star-Telegram © 02/03/2012) (Registratio");
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FORT WORTH -- The steers over in the Moncrief Building are the headliners at the Fort Worth Stock Show. There's little debate about that.On the other end of livestock barn row, far from the blow-dryers and primping kits of the junior steer show, are the Swine Barn and Sheep Barn.Both are crammed with Durocs, Hampshires, Chester whites and other manner of big-bottomed species. And the barns' sights...\n
Teens go to Stock Show on fact-finding mission
\n(Fort Worth Star-Telegram © 02/03/2012) (Registration Required)\n
The giggle of girls from Rice FFA jotted facts furiously on flimsy pieces of paper.Kristyn Stewart, 16, Ashton Metcalfe, 16, and McKena Taylor, 15, were in Planet Agriculture to complete an assignment for their ag teacher. They had to find out a lot about the Stock Show.\"The first part is all about Planet Agriculture,\" Stewart said.Metcalfe ch");
document.write("imed in: \"We have to find 40 facts. I've gotten 20, and...\n
East Texas Fruit and Vegetable Conference set Feb. 28
\n(Gilmer Mirror © 02/03/2012)
TYLER — Despite recent rains, drought – and water-use restrictions – are far from history in East Texas, and fruit and vegetable growers will need t");
document.write("o plan accordingly in 2012, said Texas AgriLife Extension Service experts. \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n The East Texas Fruit and Vegetable Conference, set Feb. 28 at the Tyler Rose Garden Center in Tyler, will help producers plan for the coming y...\n
Hearing focuses on FSA office closing
\n(Henderson Daily News © 02/03/2012) <");
document.write("br>Citizens and local officials expressed their displeasure with\nthe proposed closing of the Rusk County Farm Service Agency office\nduring a public hearing Wednesday afternoon.\r\n\r\nThe Rusk County office is one of 15 statewide scheduled to be\nconsolidated with another office. Talk of combining with the\nCherokee County office is not being well received.\r\n\r\nPrecinct 1 Commissioner Bill Hale was at the m...\n
Feds announce $40M for forest restoration projects
\n(KFOXTV.com © 02/03/2012)
The Obama administration announced Thursday that $40 million is going to new forest restoration projects intended to boost timber production and create jobs while making forests healthier and less vulnerable to wildfire.\r\n\r\nAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said that over the next three years, the 10 projects from Oregon to North Carolina will expand the number of acres thinned and restored on nat...\n
Cattle count down across U.S., beef prices may surge
\n(Tyler KLTV (ABC) 7 © 02/03/2012)
(CNN) - You may soon see a major spike in beef prices. \r\n\r\nThe agriculture department says the nation's cattle herd is the smallest it has been in 60 years. \r\n\r\nThe USDA says there were about 91 million cattle in the U.S. as of January 1. ");
document.write("\r\n\r\nThat's down from nearly 93 million the year before. \r\n\r\nExperts believe recent drought weather in the southwest is playing a big part in the shortage...\n
Livestock show brings record sales
\n(Canyon News © 02/02/2012)
Buyers and sellers for the Randall County Junior Livestock Show Sale packed the Alumni");
document.write(" Banquet Hall at West Texas A&M University Monday evening as 137 students were listed in the sale catalog for the premium sale.\n\nThe evening began with a steak dinner catered by Aramark, complete with baked potato, salad and at least four different flavors of cobbler. Student ambassadors spread throughout the cro...\n
Texas Forest Service looki");
document.write("ng for landowners with ash trees
\n(Corsicana Daily Sun © 02/02/2012)
From Staff Reports\n \n\n Corsicana Daily Sun\n The Corsicana Daily Sun\n \n \n \n\nThu Feb 02, 2012, 12:37 AM CST\n\n\nCOLLEGE STATION — \n The Texas Forest Service soon will be surveying ash trees across the state for signs of the emerald ash borer, an invasive insect that kills its host.\n\n\n\n An exotic wood-boring beetle from Asia, the dark, metallic green insect bores into ash trees and f...\n
Cuba says imports from US off sharply in 2010
\n(El Paso Times © 02/02/2012)
The government also announced that agricultural food prices rose 20 percent last year in part due to shorter supply, even as authorities try to stimulate productivity with agrarian and economic reforms. \n\nCuba's National Statistics Office said the island imported $410 million worth of goods from the U.S. in 2010, mostly f");
document.write("ood products. That was down from $645 million the previous year and about...\n
2nd annual hog hunt kicks off Friday, Feb. 3
\n(Longview News © 02/02/2012)
It is about to get hog wild in Quitman. Hunters from all over\nthe area are gearing up for the second annual hog hunt, hosted by\nthe Quitman FFA Alumni Associa");
document.write("tion, this weekend.\n \n \n\nThe cost to enter the hunt is $200 which includes a team of up\nto four members.\n \n\n \n \n \n\n\nTeams must register for the hunt on Friday, February 3, at Potts\nFeed Store in Quitman from 2 p...\n
Rusk County officials, citizens oppose closing Farm Service Agency
\n(Longview");
document.write(" News © 02/02/2012)
HENDERSON ? A proposed closing of the Farm Service Agency in\nRusk County would be a hardship for local farmers and ranchers,\ncounty officials and concerned citizens told acting state executive\ndirector James Douglass on Wednesday at a public hearing.\n \n \n\nThe Rusk County office is one of 15 FSA offices scheduled for\nconsolidation with another office in Texas. There are 131 office...\n
Farm City Week celebrates 50th year
\n(Marshal News Messenger © 02/02/2012)
One of Harrison County?s most successful events, Harrison County\nFarm City Week Junior Livestock Show and Auction, will celebrate 50\nyears this year.\n \n \n\nWhen it began, its mission was to spread the importance of\nagriculture and rural development. It was also to provide an event\nwhere Harrison County 4-H and FFA students could compete, have the\nbest selected and hold a sale wh");
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WINDMILL COUNTRY: Northern weather aids Texas farmers
\n(San Angelo Standard Times © 02/02/2012)
Springlike conditions with the promise of rain is the ideal formula to get any West Texan's heart racing.\n\nCould we be experiencing an \"El Ni?o southern oscillation\" moment?\n\nMy neighbor and early morning cof");
document.write("fee drinking colleague, Don Moore, brought a clipping from his wife's hometown newspaper the other day that headlined: \"Arctic oscillation creating mild winter.\"\n\nThe story in The Courier Pres...\n
Just In: USDA reports smallest amount of cattle in the U.S. since 1952
\n(Abilene Reporter-News © 02/01/2012) (Registration Required)\n
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Friday there were about 91 million head of cattle in the U.S. on Jan. 1.\n\nA 2 percent decrease from a year ago, the number marks the lowest amount of cattle stateside since 1952.\n\nExperts claim the severe drought in parts of Texas and Oklahoma is to blame and say retail beef prices likely will increase 4 percent to 5 percent in 2012.\n\nWholesale beef pric...\n
Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum adjusts to urban sprawl
\n(El Paso Times © 02/01/2012)
LAS CRUCES - There are a couple of simple rules to follow on New Mexico ranches: Don't go back on your word, don't shirk your turn at bailing hay, and don't ever - ever - feed Skittles to a man's cattle.\n\n\"Sure, they taste good and they'll eat them, Advertisementbut they aren't good for them,\" said Mark Santiago, the director of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum on ");
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Local leaders looking to privatize Ag Center in Weslaco
\n(Harlingen KGBT (CBS) 4 © 02/01/2012)
Local leaders are looking into privatizing the USDA Agricultural Research Center in Weslaco, in order to keep the research and jobs in the Rio Grande Valley.\n\n\"Certainly the closing of the ");
document.write("lab is going to have a very big impact on RGV agriculture,\" said Ray Prewett, the president of Texas Citrus Mutual. \"What were trying to do with the center in Weslaco is to turn it into a largely private agricul...\n
Farm, ranch lands protection program funding available
\n(Longview News © 02/01/2012)
The Farm a");
document.write("nd Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) administered\nby the USDA?s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), is\naccepting applications for funding on a continuous basis. NRCS\nState Conservationist Salvador Salinas noted that the 2008 Farm\nBill provided for a continuous signup to allow eligible entities\nmore opportunities to sign up eligible parcels.\n \n \n\nEligible ...\n
East Texas turfgrass conference set Feb. 2: Presentations include how to prepare turfgrass for a possible drought in 2012
\n(North Texas E-News © 02/01/2012)
OVERTON ? Set Feb. 2 in Overton, the annual East Texas Turfgrass Conference will cover topics such as turfgrass drought recovery, weed, insect and disease management and more.\n\n\"The main part of my presentation will be to inform individuals how to best prepare their turfgrass for a drought in 2012 ? if it occurs,\" said Dr. Jim McAfee, Texas AgriLife Extensi");
document.write("on Service turfgrass specialist, Dallas.\n...\n
Texas crop, weather for Jan. 31, 2012
\n(North Texas E-News © 02/01/2012)
COLLEGE STATION ? Ironically, fears of another drought may result in fewer irrigated and more dryland cotton acres in the Texas High Plains this year, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service e");
document.write("xpert.\n\n\nTypically, the Texas High Plains cotton acres will be nearly evenly split between dryland and irrigated, said Mark Kelley, AgriLife Extension cotton specialist, Lubbock. This adds up to about 2 milli...\n
Cattle numbers down as prices rise
\n(San Antonio KSAT (ABC) 12 © 02/01/2012)
SAN ANTONIO - \n ");
document.write(" \n\nThe recovery is only just beginning in the Texas Ranching industry after a record drought that can be summed up in one word.\n\n\"Devastating,\" said Atascosa County rancher John Eric Rutherford.\n\nAt the cattle auction in Atascosa County on Tuesday morning, ranchers pushed on, despite the fact that the drought?s effects are far from over, especially when it comes to ca...\n
Cases of pigeon fever reported in horses
\n(Texarkana Gazette © 02/01/2012) (Registration Required)\n
LITTLE ROCK?Arkansas agriculture officials say a bacterial disease has sickened horses in western and north-central areas of the state.\r\n\r\nThe University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture?s Cooperative Extension Service says horse owners near Fort Smith and El ... \r\n\r\nPublished: 02/01/2012\r\n\r\n \r\nSign in to view full story or view our Registration Guide....\n
USDA seeking applicants for energy efficiency energy projects
\n(Alvin Sun-Advertiser © 01/31/2012)
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is seeking applications to provide assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to complete a variety of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Funding is available");
document.write(" from USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill).“Renewable ener...\n
Report: US cattle herd smallest since 1952
\n(Amarillo Globe-News © 01/31/2012)
A federal report says the nation?s cattle herd hasn?t been as small as it ");
document.write("is now since 1952, and that likely will lead to years of higher retail beef prices.\n\nThe January head count of 90.7 million on farms and ranches was 3 percent lower than one year ago, according to Friday?s cattle inventory report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.\n\n?We?re going to see just how much the consumer will pa...\n
Ware: 'Farmers");
document.write(" are suffering'
\n(Amarillo Globe-News © 01/31/2012)
Patrick Ware, chief economist for Amarillo National Bank, told a group Monday of the Amarillo Downtown Kiwanis Club that that the economy is poised for a big jump, but that will depend upon the drought breaking in 2012.\n\n\"Area farmers are suffering,\" he said. \"Last year they were saved by insurance checks. February and March are very important moisture-wise for area farmers.\n\n\"Some of my ranching ...\n
Recent rain not enough for ranchers
\n(Brazoria County Facts © 01/31/2012)
JONES CREEK - Increased rainfall over the past couple months has\nbeen a great help to area ranchers, but they say much more is\nneeded to stave off another disastrous year like 2011.\n \n \n\n\"These rains are simply a bit of topsoil moisture,\" said\nagriculture extension agent Corrie Bowen. \"We're not getting any\nsubsoil moisture. D");
document.write("eep down, there's not anything and that's what\ngets us...\n
DCP, ACRE sign-up runs through June 1
\n(George West Progress © 01/31/2012)
GEORGE WEST ? Live Oak/McMullen County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Darren Pruski, announced that sign-up for the 2012 Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (");
document.write("DCP) and the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program starts on Jan. 23rd and continues through June 1st.\n\n?I encourage producers to make an appointment with our office to sign-up for program benefits,? said Pruski.\n\nEl...\n
TEXAS FARM SERVICE AGENCY SCHEDULES IMPORTANT PUBLIC MEETING FOR UPSHUR-GREGG COUNTY FARMERS & RANCHERS
\n(Gilmer Mirror © 01/31/2012)
TEXAS FARM SERVICE AGENCY SCHEDULES IMPORTANT PUBLIC MEETING \n\n FOR UPSHUR-GREGG COUNTY FARMERS & RANCHERS \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(Gilmer, TX) – January 27, 2012 - The Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Office Management Team will hold a public meeting in Upshur County to solicit public comment regarding USDA’s proposed office consolidation plan in which the Upshur-Gregg County FSA of...\n
Drought could lead to higher beef prices
\n(Houston Chronicle © 01/31/2012) (Registration Required)\n
The nation's cattle inventory, scorched by a record-breaking drought in Texas, has plummeted to a 60-year low, triggering concerns that beef prices will spiral higher for consumers.\n\nThe U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that 90.8 million head of cattle and calves were counted nationwide as of Jan. 1. That's 2 percent les");
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Drought Impact on West Texas Livestock Shows 1/30/11
\n(Odessa KOSA (CBS) 7 © 01/31/2012)
Jennifer Samp\njsamp@CBS7.com\nJanuary 30, 2012\n\nWard County, TX - The continuing drought is having an impact on livestock shows across the Permian ");
document.write("basin this year.\n\nFrom the price of animals to the price of hay the cost is simply too much for some contestants.\n\nHundreds of students across are preparing their animals for the spotlight at the county livestock shows.\n\n?It takes a lot of time and effor...\n
Commodity prices fall on European financial woes
\n(San Antonio Ex");
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Most commodity prices fell Monday as signs of slower economic growth emerged in Europe. Investors worried about future global demand for oil, copper and wheat if Europe slows further or falls back into recession.Investors waited for Greece and its bondholders to finish a deal to cut Greece's debt, a critical step toward avoiding a messy default in March. But there was no announcement of anything o...\n
Staples to talk government, property rights
\n(Seguin Gazette Enterprise © 01/31/2012)
SEGUIN - Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples will be the\nguest speaker at the Seguin Area Chamber of Commerce general\nmembership meeting and luncheon scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.\nWednesday, Feb. 1, at the Seguin-Guadalupe County Coliseum.\n \n \n\nStaples, who formerly served in both houses of the Texa");
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Feral Hog Management Workshop Scheduled for February 14th in Luling
\n(Smithville Times © 01/31/2012)
The Texas AgriLife Extension Service, in cooperation with the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, will host a Feral Hog Manage");
document.write("ment Workshop on February 14, 2012 at the Luling Civic Center in Luling. Registration for the event starts at 8:00 a.m. Five hours have been applied for Texas Department of Agriculture pesticide applicator continuing education units at the program (2 General, 2 ...\n
Farmers Cautiously Optimistic After Recent Rainfall
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Farmers in Central Texas are still recovering after the devastating drought this summer. But in the last month and a half, they've seen some relief with about 13 inches of rain. Their watering holes for stock are filling up, and the grass is growing again. But it's a drop in a very large bucket.\n\nSince 1937 Benny Steensen's family has farmed the land in Robinson. In his 27 years in the...\n
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