A field of wheat shows signs of yellowing, a common symptom of freeze damage. In this field, the symptom did not appear for a more than week after a late freeze in April 2013. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo)

Livestock owners know biting flies and parasites are more than just a nuisance — they can cause real problems, according to Brandon Boughen, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agent for Denton County. ( Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Dr. Sonja L. Swiger)

More than 2,000 Farm Service Agency offices across the country stand ready to assist.

Judith Canales, Texas state executive director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Farm Service Agency, advised producers to have their documentation ready as they visit FSA offices. Sign-up for the livestock disaster program begins April 15. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)

A two-day event for people interested in learning to grow wine grapes has been set for April 21-22 at the Myers Park and Event Center, 7117 County Road 166, McKinney. Grape clusters photo courtesy of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service)

Speakers will discuss hardwood tree thinning to improve wildlife habitat, wildlife habitat enhancement, food plots for deer and turkey, and Eastern wild turkey management. This seminar is free of charge but we do need you to reserve your lunch plate. Please rsvp by April 23 so we will have a count for lunch.

(L-R) Jay Evans, TSCRA Natural Resources Committee chairman, Austin; Bruce and Barbara Berg, Rocosa Ridge Ranch, Meridian; Pete Bonds, TSCRA president, Saginaw; and Richard Thorpe, TSCRA first vice president, Winters.

Aquatic weeds can choke a pond of oxygen and discourage recreation. Their control will be discussed at the annual pond workshop April 17 in Aubrey. Dr. Billy Higginbotham, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service wildlife and fisheries specialist, Overton, will be one of the speakers. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Robert Burns)

To help producers get a firm handle on price basis in a particular region of Texas, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has an online tool available at http://basis.tamu.edu that lists the different price basis for corn, cotton, sorghum, soybeans and wheat. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)

The Trinity watershed is an important water source for municipal, agricultural and recreational needs, as well as wildlife. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo)

To help defray some of the expense associated with horse vaccinations and health costs, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Denton County and the Denton County Extension Horse Committee will sponsor a “Low Cost Horse Health Care Clinic” from 8:30 a.m. to noon, April 12 at the North Texas Fair and Rodeo fairgrounds in Denton.

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