COLLEGE STATION — The drought and a farm crisis brought on by poor exports and the resulting low prices dealt Texas farmers a major setback in 1998. Farm and ranch production values declined more than $2.4 billion from 1997, according to figures released today by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. The resulting loss in agribusiness…
COLLEGE STATION — Estate planning seminars sponsored by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service are available to help farmers and ranchers find the cheapest, easiest and most efficient way to pass along an estate to the next generation. “Primarily what we are trying to do is help farmers and ranchers coordinate the orderly, most tax-efficient way…
WACO — USDA’s announced extension to March 15 of the sign-up date for fall-planted crops will provide an expanded safety umbrella for growers of winter wheat, oats, barley, peaches, nursery and citrus crops, according to economists with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. “Producers have been given a unique opportunity to purchase crop insurance or re-evaluate…
ORLANDO, Fla. — Farmers can improve their financial record keeping and generate reports and data required by government agencies and many lenders with a low-cost computer software program called Quicken, said two Texas Agricultural Extension Service economists at the Beltwide Cotton Conference. “Farmers need accurate production and financial records to make sound management decisions,” said…
COLLEGE STATION — As commodity prices and international demand declines, America’s agricultural producers may see a light at the end of the tunnel after all. Dr. Parr Rosson, Texas Agricultural Extension Service economist, said although the United States agricultural exports have been hit by Asia’s declining economy, the European Union’s common currency, the euro, is…
AMARILLO Joe Frank Wheeler, executive vice president of the Borger Chamber of Commerce, was recognized recently by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service Panhandle District county agents with the ‘Friend of Extension’ award. Wheeler was recognized for his intense interest in and support of Extension education programs and activities throughout the Panhandle. He is a…
Voters in Haskell and Knox counties will decide in a special election Jan. 26, 1999, whether to approve a local groundwater conservation district. If approved, the district will allow an appointed board of local citizens to regulate groundwater resources. “Water in our area is one of the main resources that we still have. We have…
SAN ANGELO — Dr. Jason Johnson will become the new management economist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service here beginning Jan. 1. The new economist will be headquartered in Angelo State Universitys Management, Instruction and Research Center. Johnson transfers to San Angelo from a similar position in Weslaco. His major programming emphasis will focus on…
LUBBOCK — Wheat prices are lower than any grower would like, and their upside potential is at best a mixed bag. Still, agricultural economists at three land-grant universities are optimistic about higher long-term prices. “Wheat prices this summer were the lowest they’ve been since the summer of 1991,” said Dr. Mark Waller, grain marketing and…
COLLEGE STATION — The Chicago Mercantile Exchange will begin its series of nationwide educational meetings in Texas next spring to teach ranchers how to use its Stocker Cattle Futures contracts which started trading Nov. 30. Few outside the trading community know about the new commodity contract, and officials hope producers will begin to watch the…
