Weather and crop report from Texas farmers
Hot dry conditions linger across Texas with early harvests yielding well while late planted crops miss rain. Cotton advances in the plains, rice harvest active in the Coastal Plains, and vegetables like cantaloupes and watermelons being gathered. Livestock remain in good condition though pastures run short in some counties and stock water is tight.
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College Station
Tex
Texas
John Hutchinson
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Plains
High Plains
Panhandle
South Plains
Gregg
Far West
West Central
Angora
Jasper
Southeast
Upper
Gulf Coast
Victoria
Calhoun
South Central
Pink Bollworm Care Urged by Texas Official
Austin AP State Agriculture Commissioner John White urged Lower Rio Grande Valley cotton growers to destroy cotton stalks early to prevent recurrent pink bollworm damage. The Aug 31 deadline covers Cameron Willacy and parts of Hidalgo and Starr counties. He notes early destruction also reduces tobacco budworms boll weevils and helps moisture stressed fields improve through irrigation.
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Lower
Rio Grande Valley
Cameron
Willacy
Hidalgo
Starr
Texas
Dawson
Harris
Jim Wells
Moore
Nueces
Terry and
Webb
Boxer
Mitchell
Nolan
Texas Pecan Growers Association
Two Specialists Named For Area College Station
Dr. Dennis R. White was named area livestock specialist for the Rolling Plains in a Texas Agricultural Extension Service appointment on Aug 1. He will work from Vernon and serve a 22 county area to boost local livestock production and efficiency. White, a Chickasha native, will collaborate with producers, organizations, committees, and agents on an extensive educational program.
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College Station
Dennis R. White
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Rolling Plains
Extension District 3
Vernon
John E. Hutchison
White
Texas
Chickasha
Cotton Yield Low In Area Drops in Rolling Plains 1971
The December 1 1971 estimate shows Rolling Plains Texas average cotton yield per harvested acre at 200 pounds down from 245 pounds the year before. Since 1960 71 period only 1969 and 1964 in the low range. The Cotton Council partners with Texas A&M AgriLife to boost yields and quality. Roy E Childers Jr new cotton mechanization engineer for South Plains Rolling Plains Trans Pecos regions starts July 16 at Lubbock center to cut per pound production costs and improve equipment for higher quality cotton.
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Rolling Plains
Texas
National Cotton Council
The
Cotton Council
State Agricultural Extension Services
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ray Joe Riley
Rt. 2
Hart
John E. Hutchison
Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University
College Station
Oklahoma
White
Ninnekah High School
Oklahoma State University
South Plains
Trans-Pecos
Roy E. Childers, Jr
Texas A&m Agricultural Research An
Lubbock
Childers
Extension Service
USDA
Puerto Rico
Arizona
California
New Mexico
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Care Tips Cut Repair Costs From Texas Extension Service
Mrs. Doris Myers, home management specialist for the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, says proper care extends the life of household items. Clean, oil and repair items when needed to reduce spending and improve safety and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Doris Myers
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
4-H Consumer Education Program Sharpens Youths Buying Skills
National 4-H program leaders stress smart shopping skills for teens including budgeting planning and label reading. Montgomery Ward supports the effort with medals recognition trips and $700 scholarships to national winners. County extension offices provide local opportunities.
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Howard
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Cooperative Extension Service
Johnsongrass Control Tactics for Cotton and Soybeans
Texas researchers led by Dr. Dudley Smith evaluate double rate Treflan or Planavia soil incorporation to suppress johnsongrass rhizomes in cotton and soybeans. Timely cultivation augments control, with follow up postemergence herbicides, while reinfestation from ditches and fence rows remains a risk.
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U. S
Texas Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Lubbock
Dudley Smith
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Sorghum cystitis warning for horses in Texas pastures
Dr James Armstrong warns horse owners to keep animals off sorghum sudan pastures and freshly cut hay due to sorghum cystitis. Affected horses show rear leg coordination loss and urine discharge with potential mare abortion, especially in younger horses during medium to high rainfall June through November.
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College Station
James Armstrong
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Sudan
Armstrong
William Romane
Texas A&M _ University’s College of Veterinary Medicine
Farm Costs Erode Budget
The Agriculture Department reports rising farm costs cutting into farmers budgets as they face higher prices for clothing and equipment while crop values lag. Despite some gains in commodity prices, expenses like inputs and machinery erode net returns for many households.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
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Ronny F. McNutt
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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
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