Texas crop, weather for Nov. 9, 2010
Texas crop, weather
Texas crop, weather
SONORA – The Academy for Ranch Management will host two prescribed burn workshops in 2011 at the Texas AgriLife Research Station at Sonora Feb. 17-19 and March 3-5. Prescribed burning is a tool that can be used to manage rangeland vegetation for livestock and wildlife use. “Burning is nature’s way of maintaining a grass/shrub/tree complex…
BRYAN – A Texas AgriLife Extension Service livestock economist has forecasted continued strength in cattle prices heading into 2011, but has warned to keep a watchful eye on the corn supply. Dr. David Anderson said at the recent Brock Faulkner Cattleman’s Clinic/Doug Davidson Hay Show in Bryan that cattle numbers will be fewer over the…
VERNON – To the untrained eye, grass is grass. But for the nutrition and palates of wildlife and cattle, the grass is as different as roast beef and green beans or potato chips and dip are to humans, according to a Texas AgriLife Research scientist. Sometimes it takes fire to set the best plate, or…
2-minute crop, weather report for Oct. 26, 2010 COLLEGE STATION — Hail and heavy rains struck some South Plains cotton on Oct. 22, but it’s too early to get a handle on the extent of the damage, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert. “The bottom line is that we had quite a bit of…
“Overall, it’s one of those years where we can probably look back down the road and just be amazed at what happened in 2010,” said Randy Boman, AgriLife Extension cotton agronomist based in Lubbock.
PAMPA – “Proper Use of Drugs in Show Animals” will be presented by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service offices of Roberts, Gray and Carson counties on Nov. 2. The program will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Clyde Carruth Show Barn, located in Recreation Park in Pampa. Various preventive and therapeutic medicines may be…
MIAMI – Texas AgriLife Extension Service will host the “Improving Beef Reproductive Efficiency: Calving Clinic” Nov. 2 at the Roberts County Project Center in Miami. “We can make every effort to improve the reproductive efficiency of our cow herd, but it’s all for nothing if we don’t get a live calf on the…
The Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s viticulture team presents beginner and advanced wine-grape grower workshops throughout the year in different parts of the state conducive to growing wine grapes. (Texas AgriLife Extension Service photo) FREDERICKSBURG – The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will conduct a Prospective Wine-Grape Grower Workshop program for people interested in commercial wine-grape production…
COLLEGE STATION – RanchTV.org, an online video library that offers instruction on beef production management and practices, has passed a milestone after one year of existence, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert. “The Beef Cattle Extension faculty with AgriLife Extension, along with other faculty in the Department of Animal Science and College of…