Results of sale Thursday, December 12, 2019 - 901 head

Results of sale Saturday, December 14, 2019 - 1,334 head

Chenggen Chu, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research geneticist, looks at the first crop of doubled haploid wheat pure lines in a yield field trial at Bushland. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kay Ledbetter)

The 2019 Fur, Feather, and Friends show is almost here! Now is the time to register if you have a child interested in showing their rabbit, breeding poultry, or dairy goat in North Texas. Our show is an excellent opportunity to introduce kids and their families to the world of showing animals in a kid friendly, improvement focused environment. In addition to the shows, there is also photography, food challenge, costume, and rooster crowing contests.

Criollo cows in Chihuahua, Mexico. (courtesy photo)

North Texas: Winter pastures looked better and should benefit from the additional rain. Livestock were in good condition. Producers were feeding supplemental feed and hay. Feral hogs were very active.

Results of sale Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 1,893 head

Results of sale Saturday, December 7, 2019 - 2,275 head

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold an educational seminar on industrial hemp production on Dec. 19. The event will start with registration at 1:00 p.m, and run from 1:30-4:00 p.m. at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 1102 E. Drew St., Lubbock.

A bull follows a cow that is in heat at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Overton South Farm. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Adam Russell)

Landowners with property in the Lavon Lake Watershed, which spans parts of Collin, Grayson, Fannin, and Hunt counties, are eligible for assistance under this program. Landowners in the watershed are eligible to receive a maximum financial incentive amount of $15,000. The maximum financial incentive rate shall not exceed 60% of the cost of implementation. The remaining 40% will be provided by the landowners. Financial incentives will be based on actual costs not to exceed the average of the practice. Examples of Best Management Practices (BMPs) available for implementation under this project are brush management, critical area planting, grassed waterways, and watering facilities.

The Collin County Soil & Water Conservation District is currently taking orders for conservation tree and shrub seedlings. The purpose of this program is to assist farmers, ranchers & landowners with conservation practices such as windbreaks, noise and site barriers, erosion control and water conservation. Several varieties of evergreen and hardwood trees are being offered this year.