October 18, 2011 By: Blair Fannin COLLEGE STATION – Farmers, ranchers and timber operators who produce agricultural and timber products for sale will need a special registration number to claim sales tax exemption on purchased taxable products used for their operations beginning Jan. 1. The registration number was made a requirement by House Bill 268, [...]
The Holiday Classic Clinics and Prospect Shows are intended to provide an educational opportunity for new families (4-H & FFA) participating in the livestock project area. The main purpose is to teach the basic principles of livestock management as they relate to facility maintenance, selection, nutrition, animal health, handling, showmanship, and transportation. Youth must attend [...]
The Annual Heart O’ Texas Hay Show will be held at the Robinson High School Cafeteria on September 29, 2011. We will begin with a chili supper at 6 pm with the program following. Topics: Farm Service Agency Programs, What you need to know before you visit an Ag lender, Hedging and risk associated with [...]
Allen Knutson, Extension Entomologist, Texas A&M Research & Extension Center, Dallas Why are grasshoppers so bad this year, again? Consecutive years of hot, dry summers and warm, dry autumns favor grasshopper survival and reproduction. Warm, dry fall weather allows grasshoppers more time to feed and lay eggs. Large numbers of grasshoppers in the late summer [...]
Never water strictly by the calendar. We don’t drink water ‘every ten minutes’ or ‘every hour’, so why should plants be watered ‘every two days’ or ‘once a week’? Instead, learn to recognize dry plants and soil and use these as your tip-off for watering. Too many factors determine how fast a soil dries for [...]
The last seven months, a period stretching from last October to May 2011 is the driest time seen in Texas since 1845. As temperatures are now in the 90’s we will see crops stressed and wilting more than ever. I am surprised that crops look as good as they do considering the absence of moisture. [...]
Many calls have come into the Extension Office about trees dying in home landscapes, particularly oaks. More often than not the cause is related to drought stress. The damage caused by the recurring droughts of last 10 to 15 years result in trees in yards and open forests declining, and even dying throughout Central Texas [...]
As some areas of Texas are receiving much needed rainfall the soil conditions in the Central Texas Blackland region remains dry. Wheat, oat, cotton and corn crops are already off to a rough start and much of the cotton is not even planted yet. What looked like a promising year for small grains is coming [...]
Yesterday (Sunday, April 17), Texas Forest Service responded to 20 new fires burning 6,409 acres. For 2011, there have been 6,031 fires burning 1,656,857 acres in Texas. As Texas continues to smolder under one of the driest falls, winters and early spring she has become a tinder box. There has been numerous structures burned, miles [...]
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