County Soybean Field Day Program Briefing
County Soybean Field Day will be held September 15 1998 from 9:30 to 1:00 p.m. at the Conservation and Production Research Laboratory. Welcome by John Sweeten and Nolan Clark, field stops on planting times inoculation fertility irrigation weed insect and harvesting, lunch by Texas Soybean Producers Association and a Soybean Board presentation by Weldon Melton.
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John Sweeten
TAES
Nolan Clark
ARS Lab
T - Travis Miller
Steve
Salisbury
Louis
John Sij
Texas Soybean Producers Association
Weldon Melton
4-H News Honors In County Bread Show
Nikki Jeffrey won first in the County Bread Show with refrigerator roll dough and will compete at the Amarillo Tri State Fair on September 19. Ashley Tarver also entered. attendees included Tarver and Jeffrey family members. Saunna Blacksher awarded Sadie Tarver and Ashley Tarver for workshop participation and placing. A Livestock Show accompanies the Peanut Festival on September 12 at 8:30 a.m. at Wellington Rodeo Arena. For details, contact Dale Dunlap at 806-447-2313.
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Nikki Jeffrey
Nikki
Amarillo Tri State
Ashley Tarver
Jodi
Sadie
Ashley
Candace Tarver
Jacen
Karen
Jacee Jeffrey
Saunna Blacksher
Sadie Tarver
Collingsworth County
Wellington Rodeo Arena
Dale Dunlap
Jeffrey Home
Texas Declares Farm Safety and Health Week for Sept 2026
Agriculture Commissioner Rick Perry announced Texas will observe Farm Safety and Health Week in September 2026 with the theme Precision Farming Includes Safety and Health. Perry urged a safety first mindset, proper rollover protection, no riding with passengers, hazard inspections, adherence to manuals, and attendance at safety courses. The Texas Department of Agriculture promotes the Farm and Ranch Safety Program and partners with the Texas Safety Association. Contact Lola Lemmon at (512) 475 1611 for details.
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Rick Perry
Texas
Perry
United States
Texas Department of Agriculture
TDA
Texas Safety Association
Agricultural Committee On
Lola Lemmon
Eight Texas counties approved for emergency haying by TDA
Texas officials say eight more counties Eastland Freestone Jack Limestone Montague Refugio Schleicher and Wise gain emergency haying grazing status in CRP. The total reaches 112 counties across 3.4 million CRP acres with rules requiring 40 percent drops in hay and pasture production and below normal precipitation.
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Agriculture
Rick Perry
U. S. Departent of Agriculture
Texas
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Freestone
Jack
Limestone
Montague
Refugio
Schleicher
Wise
Perry
USDA
CRP
Farm Service Agency
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Armstrong
Atascosa
Bailey
Baylor
Borden
Bosque
Briscoe
Brooks
Callahan
Cameron
Carson
Castro
Childress
Cochran
Coke
Coleman
Collingsworth
Concho
Coryell
Cottle
Crosby
Dailam
Dawson
Deaf Smith
Delta
Dickens
Dimmit
Donley
Duval
Ellis
Falls
Fannin
Fisher
Floyd
Foard
Franklin
Frio
Gaines
Garza
Glasscock
Gray
Grayson
Hale
Hall
Hansford
Hardeman
Hartley
Haskell
Hemphill
Hidalgo
Hill
Hockley
Hopkins
Howard
Hutchinson
Jasper
Jim Hogg
Jim Wells
Jones
Karnes
Kent
King
Kleberg
Knox
Lamar
Lamb
la Salle
Live Oak
Lubbock
Lynn
McCulloch
McLennan
Martin
Mitchell
Moore
Motley
Navarro
Nolan
Oldham
Palmer
Potter
Randall
Red River
Roberts
Runnels
Rusk
Scurry
Shackelford
Sherman
Starr
Sterling
Stonewall
Swisher
Taylor
Terry
Tom Green
Uvalde
Wheeler
Wilbarger
Willacy
Williamson
Yoakum
Zavala
Drought drives sharp drops in Texas cotton and crops
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Rick Perry reports first 1998 production estimates show severe drought effects. Cotton at 3.1 million bales, down 40 percent and possibly the fifth smallest in two decades. 2 million acres abandoned, with 1 million on the Southern High Plains. Sorghum at 59.2 million cwt, down 43 percent. corn at 175.8 million bushels, down 29 percent. hay at 5.3 million tons, down 51 percent. Hay Hotline provided.
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Texas Agriculture
Rick Perry
Texas
Perry
High Plains
Texas Agricultural Statistics Service
Texas Dept. of Agriculture
WIT AND WISDOM FROM WINDY VALLEY PARTIAL LESSONS
A reflective column recounts a pastor like figure urging resilience amid doom. It cites historical quotes and pop culture references to stress never despair, urging faith and perseverance as a response to hardship. The piece closes with a call to community and faith.
Most germs lurk in kitchens not bathrooms study finds
University of Tucson researchers counted bacteria in several homes and found kitchens often harbored more germs than bathrooms with dishcloths and counters bearing far higher contamination. Simple daily disinfection with bleach and soak times can dramatically reduce kitchen bacteria and improve food safety.
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University of Tucson
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