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Tag: Texas
What We Now Know About What Caused the Large Fire at a Texas Dairy Farm Apr 14, 2023
The Texas Fire Marshal is investigating what caused the large fire that broke out at South Fork Dairy in Dimmitt, Texas, earlier this week. However, industry and dairy experts say […]
Large Explosion and Fire Breaks Out at South Fork Dairy in Dimmitt, Texas Monday Night Apr 12, 2023
A possible explosion and fire at a Dimmitt, Tex. dairy on Monday night sent one woman to the hospital. The cause is still unknown, but reports say the explosion engulfed […]
Dust Bowl 2.0? How the Drought is Washing Out Hopes of Texas Cotton Production This Year Apr 7, 2023
Drought continues to tighten its grip across the Plains, and it’s forcing farmers in west Texas to make some very difficult decisions this growing season. Depleted soils, along with bleak […]
‘It Looks Like a War Zone’: Texas Farmer Describes Wheat Crop Now Ravaged by Sunday’s Derecho and Dust Storm Feb 28, 2023
Scenes across Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas this week strongly resembled the Dust Bowl era of the 1930s. Winds topping 100 mph only added to the scars the two-year drought has […]
AgriLife Extension Disaster Team Conducts Agricultural Loss Assessments Nov 23, 2022
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Disaster Assessment and Recovery, DAR, unit recently deployed a team to conduct agricultural damage assessments in three northeast Texas counties in response to tornadoes and severe weather. […]
Texas Plant Protection Conference, Bryan, Dec. 6-7 Oct 12, 2022
The agricultural industry is changing, and the upcoming Texas Plant Protection Conference is an opportunity to learn about responding to these changes. Ronnie Schnell, Texas Plant Protection Association president and […]
Texas: Ag Support Programs Event, Electra, Oct. 13 Oct 1, 2022
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present “Agriculture Support Programs and You” on Oct. 13 in Electra. The event will be from 6-8 p.m. at Electra Chamber of Commerce, […]
Kansas State Sorghum Researchers Land $2M Grant to Modernize Nitrogen Guidelines Sep 27, 2022
Kansas State University researchers say a $2 million grant that they received recently will help to modernize recommendations for applying nitrogen to sorghum in a three-state region, ultimately boosting the […]
Texas: 9 Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas to Drought Sep 24, 2022
This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. […]
Texas AgriLife Receives $65Mln Grant to Expand Climate-Smart Practices Sep 22, 2022
Texas A&M AgriLife Research is anticipating the largest competitive grant in the organization’s history, up to $65 million, to execute a five-year multi-commodity project to work with Texas’ large agricultural […]
