Snakes and Safety in Texas Homes and Yards
Wildlife expert Charles Ramsey advises Texans to remove rodent food and cover from homes to deter snakes. Eliminate dry piles, tall grass, and leaks, and block holes in fences. Identify and manage venomous species such as rattlesnakes and copperheads, and use long tools or professional fumigation for removals.
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College Station
Charles Ramsey
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University
Ramsey
Texas
Weather Delays Hit Texas Farmers Across State
Violent spring weather brings heavy rains and widespread flooding across Texas. Crops including cotton and rice suffer germination and replanting woes while pasture and grazing improve in some areas. Officials report delayed planting and damage to vegetables, fruit, and fruit crops with continued wet conditions harming field work.
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College Station
Tex
John E. Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Hutchison
Panhandle
South Plains
West Central
Gulf Coast
South Central
North Central
Midland
The guinea pig tale across continents and centuries
The guinea pig, a South American rodent not native to Guinea and not a pig, was domesticated about 3,000 years ago in Peru’s central Andes. It has been kept as a pet and lab animal across cultures, reflecting long agricultural and scientific bonds.
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Guinea
South America
Andes
Peru
Soybeans Move From Helper To Money Maker
High Plains area leaders and High Plains Research Foundation scientists promote the Soybean Production Guide to help farmers expand soybean acreage and yields. The guide covers seed bed prep, seed quality, varietal selection, seeding rates, fertilization, irrigation, weed control and harvesting tips, with notes from Dr. Douglas Owen.
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High Plains
High Plains Research Foundation
Douglas Owen
Foundation
Cattle on Feed Up as Production Declines and Prices Rise
Texas leads cattle on feed gains with April totals at 2,259,000 head, 22 percent above last year and a 3 percent rise from March. Indications point to near 4,000,000 cattle fed in Texas this year as feedlot occupancy hits 76 percent in large lots. Nationwide, cattle on feed for slaughter across 23 states is up five percent, with marketings through June expected to rise five percent. Cattle and calves sold in Texas auctions in March climbed 38 percent year over year, while sheep sales rose three percent. hogs fell 15 percent though were 28 percent above February levels.
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Texas
Peace Officers Meet At Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch
Tri state law officers gather at Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch on Tuesday May 8 for the United Peace Officers of America annual convention. Registration starts 9:00 a.m. with a Justin Wilson program and a noon barbeque luncheon. Officers will elect new leaders and tour the Ranch facilities afterward with guides from Ranch boys.
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Tri-State
Cal Farley
Boys Ranch
United Peace Officers of America
Justin Wilson
New Orleans
Louisiana
UPOA
T.J. Baker
Potter County
Clarence Williams
Panhandle
Joe Thomas
Hartley County
Baker
Mount Vernon Restored by Mount Vernon Ladies Association
Mount Vernon, home of George Washington, is maintained by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association founded by Ann Cunningham of South Carolina. The term Divine Comedy reflects the era’s naming style as readers added the Divine marker to Dante’s work.
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Mount Vernon
George Washington
Dante
Texas launches grain sorghum pest control study in Hale County
The Texas Agricultural Extension Service begins a three year study on grain sorghum pest management centered in Edmonson Hale County on the South Plains. Project leaders include Area Entomologist Dr. Robert C. McIntyre and county entomologist Gene Latham guiding field scouting and insecticide decisions.
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College Station
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Edmonson
Hale County
South Plains
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Grain Sorghum Producers Board
Lubbock
Ollie Liner
Gene Latham
Paducah
Latham
Texas A&m University
Robert C. McIntyre
Liner and McIntyre
Liner
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
McIntyre
Jack King
Texas A&M’s Agricultural Extension Service
Great Plains
U.S
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