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SECTION: Farm/Ranch
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Texas crop, weather: Hay supplies critical in some areas, adequate in others
Got hay? It depends upon where you are, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel.
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USDA announces loan program for Natural Resource Conservation
“This will give farmers who want to implement conservation measures on their lands a chance to do so by providing assistance with their up-front costs,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “In return, these producers will help to reduce soil erosion, improve water quality and promote sustainable and organic agricultural practices.”
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Texas farmers to plant $172,500 to grow their local communities
Eligible counties include Bailey, Bell, Borden, Briscoe, Calhoun, Cameron, Carson, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Collin, Collingsworth, Crosby, Dallam, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Ellis, Falls, Fannin, Fisher, Floyd, Fort Bend, Gaines, Garza, Glasscock, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Haskell, Hidalgo, Hill, Hockley, Howard, Jackson, Jim Wells, Jones, Kleberg, Knox, Lamar, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Matagorda, McLennan, Medina, Milam, Mitchell, Moore, Navarro, Nolan, Nueces, Ochiltree, Parmer, Reagan, Refugio, Runnels, San Patricio, Scurry, Sherman, Swisher, Terry, Tom Green, Victoria, Wharton, Willacy, Williamson and Yoakum.
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USDA announces Commodity Credit Corporation lending rates for September 2010
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced interest rates for September 2010. The CCC borrowing rate-based charge for September 2010 is 0.250 percent, unchanged from 0.250 in August 2010. For 1996 and subsequent crop year commodity and marketing assistance loans, the interest rate for loans disbursed during September 2010 is 1.250 percent, unchanged from 1.250 in August 2010.
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Fall armyworms – Coming to a field or yard near you?
Fall armyworms feed any time of the day or night, but are most active early in the morning or late in the evening.
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Weekly weather and crop bulletin
Record-setting heat persisted across the south-central United States. Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas, posted consecutive daily-record highs (105 and 107 degrees Fahrenheit) on August 22-23. In San Angelo, Texas, high temperatures reached or exceeded 100 degrees Fahrenheit on 26 consecutive days from July 30 - August 24, easily breaking its 1969 record of 18 days.
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Wildscape Acres gearing up for Permaculture Design Course!
The work crew at Wildscape Acres enjoys their just desserts during a break as they prepare to host the first Permaculture Design Course to be offered in the Texoma area.
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Biofuel study looks at cost to wildlife and environmental diversity
Whether we can grow bio-energy crops such as switchgrass and forage sorghum isn't the question, said a Texas AgriLife Research scientist. The question is, where's the nitrogen going to come from to grow these crops and how much is it going to add to the cost of the end product, said Dr. Gerald Smith, AgriLife Research legume breeder based in Overton.
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First Texas Wildlife Short Course hailed as a success
Course focused on deer management, feral hog control, other topics
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Transmission line seminars offer information and options for landowners
The Texas Wildlife Association (TWA) and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) are teaming up to offer landowners a series of five educational seminars featuring expert information on the electric transmission line process (CREZ) and options for private landowners who may be impacted by the proposed transmission line routes.
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Senate fails to act on estate tax
If Congress fails to act before Jan. 1, estate taxes will be reinstated with a $1 million per person exemption and 55 percent top rate.
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Savoy FFA car wash fundraiser set Aug. 28 in Bonham
Savoy FFA will be having a car wash from 9-1 Saturday, August 28, 2010 at Tractor Supply in Bonham.
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