By Steve Byrns of Texas A

Veteran producers who have long enjoyed the charm and personality of the Angora goat may have help in educating new audiences about opportunities with Angoras.

By Paul Schattenberg

ºThe Texas Cooperative Extension will offer its first-ever Prospective Grower Workshop Tuesday, Oct. 16

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The Hill Country State Natural Area Partners, in conjunction with Texas Parks and Wildlife staff, will celebrate Ranch Heritage Weekend

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Joel Gourley, executive director for the Kerr-Bandera County Farm Service Agency, recently announced that eligible ranchers and other livestock producers can apply for benefits under the Livestock Compensation Program

By Kay Ledbetter

New products make controlling prickly pear and cholla cactus a paying venture, as long as planned for on a long-term basis, a Texas Cooperative Extension specialist said.

By Warren Thigpen

“Am I using the right pesticide on my land or livestock?”

By Lauren Stucky

In recent years, the Texas Legislature has selected groundwater conservation districts as the preferred method of groundwater management and has encouraged the increased formation of such districts. 

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To be eligible for the next round of funding, Bandera County agricultural landowners interested in participating in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) must apply by Friday, Nov. 16, according to a spokesman with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

By Kay Ledbetter

Panhandle - Corn harvest neared completion with good yields. Most areas reported sorghum in the mature stage and rated it fair. Harvest began in some fields. Soybeans were rated good.

By Blair Fannin

Though crop losses from record rainfall earlier this year reached $200 million, hunting prospects across South Texas are excellent and the money spent on related activities throughout the region will be welcomed, according to a Texas Cooperative Extension economist.

By Lauren Stucky

According to Gary Digiuseppe’s article in The Cattleman last month, Texas trails only “Minnesota in installed wind power capacity, with 2,768 MW” and an additional 1,013 MW under construction. 

By Blair Fannin

The following crop report was compiled from extension officials across the state:

by Warren Thigpen

All 4-H and FFA members in Bandera County are reminded that Lamb and Goat Validation will take place from 8 am until 11 am Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Mansfield Park show barn.

By Bob Hillman, DVM,

Texas livestock health officials, striving to protect Texas’ hard-earned cattle tuberculosis-free status, have adopted new cattle entry, testing and movement regulations that went into effect Saturday, Oct. 13.