Longhorned ticks, Haemaphysalis longicornis, pictured on a U.S. dime. The smaller tick is a nymph, the other is an adult female. (photo by James Gathany, provided by Anna Perea, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

There is no question, pipeline and transmission line projects are necessary to supply our rapidly growing state. There is, however, a darker side to this pipeline and transmission line development.

Texas producers of commodities like cotton are facing uncertain markets related to ongoing negotiations and trade disputes that are affecting billions of dollars in exports. (photo courtesy of Texas A&M AgriLife.)

Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Richard Fordyce reminded producers today that the deadline to sign up for enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is Friday, Aug. 17, 2018.

North Texas: Topsoil and subsoil moisture levels were mostly short, with some counties reporting very short. Some counties received sporadic showers of up to 5 inches of rain with cooler weather.

Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax in Denver, Colorado, at the 64th Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)

This special RCPP-GRIP EQIP initiative is open to production acreage applicants in 30 approved Texas counties -- including Fannin, Hunt and Delta -- that represent high priority opportunity areas for bird and other wildlife conservation efforts.

The purpose of the meeting is to receive input from a broad range of producers that have an interest in natural resource conditions and needs in Fannin County. Please RSVP for the meal by August 16.

Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agricultural law specialist, Amarillo, will discuss the do's and don'ts of lease agreements and why they are important for landowners and producers. She will also cover a difficult but necessary topic – estate planning. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo)

A Coastal Bermuda grass field in East Texas. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Adam Russell)

Texas' pecan crop looks heavy and healthy so far, but experts say it is a long way from reaching the state's top production level in several years. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Adam Russell)

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