While our warm season grasses slow their growth this time of year you should continue to mow regularly.  Suggested fall mowing heights are one inch for Bermuda, 2-1/2 to 3 inches for St Augustine.  In my mixed Bermuda/St. Augustine lawn, I have raised my mower height as high as it will go and I mow often.  The nicest well kept lawns are all mowed often. If you don’t want winter weeds in your lawn, I recommend you apply a pre-emerge herbicide on September 1.  It’s not too late… Read More →

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is the largest extension service in the US. Headquartered at the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, the AgriLife Extension Service develops much of its own curriculum, which it then teaches across the state through its network of over 600 county extension agents located in 250 of the 254 Texan counties and its nearly 350 extension specialists. Together, these agents and specialists, aided by more than 150,000 volunteers, education the public through classes, publications, web sites, television series, and other outlets… Read More →

Here is a quote from Dr. Haramis that is very insightful about the type of mosquitoes that are biting and transmitting WNV.  This quote is taken from an article on the effects the high summer temperatures could be having on insect populations.  He is responding to a comment on how drought areas are still having a high incidence of mosquitoes and WNV and that is due to the type of mosquito that is transmitting the disease.                 “Dr. Linn David Haramis of the Illinois Department of Public Health… Read More →

A regional poultry and gardening seminar will be held at the Kosse Community Center on Friday, July 20th. Registration will be held from 8:00am till 9:00am with the program to run from 9:00am till 3:30pm. The registration fee will be $30 which includes lunch, handout materials, breaks & 3 CEU’s. Payment for registration will be at the door. Please call & let us know if you plan to attend so we can plan for lunch & breaks. (979)-828-4270 “The intended audience are people that have thought about getting… Read More →

Sept 1 – Final Date to purchase 2013 NAP coverage for small grain grazing & forage Dec 1 – Final Date to purchase NAP coverage for grasses Mar 15 – Final Date to purchase NAP coverage for sorghum-sudan , pecans, melons, and most spring seeded crops 2013 Acreage report dates are changing: Dec 15, 2012 – Final date to report 2013 wheat Jan 15, 2013 – Final date to report 2013 oats NAP covered crops must be reported by the earlier of the above dates or 15 days… Read More →

AUSTIN — Samples from two mule deer recently taken in far West Texas have been confirmed positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). These are the first cases of CWD detected in Texas deer. Wildlife officials believe the event is currently isolated in a remote part of the state near the New Mexico border.   The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) implemented regionally-focused deer sample collection efforts after the disease was detected in the Hueco Mountains of New Mexico during the… Read More →