Contact: Edith A. Chenault, (979) 845-2886, e-chenault1@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Cattle across the state are hot, hungry and thirsty, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports. Extension beef cattle specialist Dr. L.R. Sprott said the limited forage and pond water resulting from the drought is taking a toll on cattle across the state. “The main concern…
WESLACO — If you run a family farm and you’ve been turned down for a farm loan, there’s a man in Edinburg you should know. His name is Vidal Saenz. He’s a county agent and farm adviser with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, and for the past five years he’s been helping area farmers get…
AMARILLO The 15th annual Panhandle Farm Management Symposium will offer area producers updates on precision agriculture, risk management, crop and beef cattle production and policy issues that may affect them in the upcoming year, says conference coordinator Dr. Steve Amosson, farm management economist, Texas Agricultural Extension Service. The event is held each year in…
Contact: Edith A. Chenault, (979) 845-2886, e-chenault1@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Dry weather is taking a toll on Texas wheat and leaving livestock with limited winter forage, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports. Extension agronomist Travis Miller of College Station said the next two to three weeks will be a critical period for dryland wheat across…
Contact: Edith A. Chenault, (979) 845-2886, e-chenault1@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – The state’s corn growers are getting an earful about the success of this year’s crop, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports. Statewide corn production is estimated at 240 million bushels, a 29 percent increase from 1998 and nearly 3 percent of the 9.47 billion bushels…
COLLEGE STATION The $8.7 billion emergency assistance package recently passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton provides critical cash flow relief to hard-pressed farmers, according to research by the Agricultural and Food Policy Center with the Texas A&M University System. The aid comes just in time to help farmers “cash flow” the 1999…
Contact: Edith A. Chenault, (979) 845-2886, e-chenault1@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Harvest is keeping Texas sorghum producers busy this fall with 2.9 million acres to harvest, a 26 percent increase from last year, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports. District extension director Jett Major in Lubbock said sorghum replaced a half million acres of cotton lost…
Writer: Tim W. McAlavy, (806) 746-4051, t-mcalavy@tamu.edu Contact: Robert Lemon, (409) 862-4162, r-lemon@tamu.edu LUBBOCK – Some Texas producers are busily harvesting their 1999 peanut crop. Field reports so far indicate a good crop, but some growers and buyers are wondering how cooler fall weather will affect unharvested peanuts, said a Texas A&M University agronomist. “Most…
Writer: Lorri Jones, 281-855-5620, lv-jones@tamu.edu Contact: John Jacob, 281-291-9252, jjacob@tamu.edu CLEAR LAKE — Many homeowners do not realize their lawn care practices might be contributing to the decay of the Galveston Bay and surrounding bayous. Even conscientious individuals who understand environmental issues may unintentionally contribute to runoff pollution. Now recognized as the major form of…
Writer: Tim W. McAlavy, (806) 746-4051, t-mcalavy@tamu.edu Contact: Calvin Trostle, (806) 746-6101, c-trostle@tamu.edu LUBBOCK – Many South Plains farmers had to plant an alternate crop this year after losing some of their cotton acreage to severe weather in late May and early June. Some of those producers banked on guar, a drought-tolerant annual legume introduced…
