By Bob Hillman, DVM

A few miles north of the Rio Grande, where spring temperatures climb past 100º, helicopters work with cowboys to gather cattle.

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The Texas Deer Association will hold its Region 4 Meeting, beginning at 10:30 am, Thursday, April 24, at the Inn of the Hills Resort, 1001 Junction Highway, in Kerrville.

By Lauren Stucky Flake

Blue Water Systems LP of Austin plans to transport groundwater from Milam and Burleson Counties to Travis County.

By Dr. Bob Hillman,

The anthrax season near Del Rio started a little early this year, with a case confirmed March 31 in a five-year-old male goat, according to Dr. Bob Hillman, Texas’ state veterinarian

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Anyone new to the Hill Country - or even fifth generation Texans - won’t want to miss the Home & Landscape Show set for 9 am to 4 pm, Saturday, April 12, at Mansfield Park on Highway 16 North.

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A seminar designed for landowners interested in hunting operations, as well as oil and gas leases, will be held from 10 am until 3 pm at the Fellowship Hall of the Bandera United Methodist Church on Saturday, May 2.

By Lauren Stucky Flake

Effective March 31, all dairy cattle must be identified with devices approved by the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) before moving within the state of Texas.

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry recently urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide Texans more assistance in recovering from catastrophic losses and damages stemming from three months of wildfires

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According to administrators at the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), the minimum amount of automobile liability insurance Texas drivers are required to carry for bodily injury and property damage increased on Tuesday, April 1.

By Lauren Stucky Flake

Monday, April 21, marks the anniversary of the final battle in the Texas Revolution in 1836.

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Back 40 Trailers recently received top awards at the CM Trailers’ 13th annual Dealers Convention, held in March at the Winstar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma.

By Paul Schattenberg

A seminar on pond management will be held from 6 pm to approximately 10 pm, Wednesday, April 30, at the Bexar County Texas AgriLife Extension Service office, 3355 Cherry Ridge Drive in San Antonio, Suite 208

By Blair Fannin

Many are quick to blame high-priced corn for escalating food prices, but the primary catalysts are $100-plus crude and higher overall production costs.

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The next meeting of the Ranchers and Landowners Association of Texas will take place at 6 pm, Tuesday, May 13, at the Silver Sage Corral Senior Activity Center, 803 Buck Creek Boulevard.

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Hunting provides supplemental income to many Bandera County landowners.

By Lauren Stucky Flake

In his March 2008 policy brief, Talmadge Heflin, director of Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Fiscal Policy and former state representative, supported increasing sales tax to eliminate property tax.