September 23, 2008 RSS feed / Agribusiness

Fire ant problem should be controlled in fall

In the dog days of summer, temperatures get hotter and hotter, especially in the southern U.S. Children play in the summer recreational leagues, vegetables and flowers ripen in the garden, and family barbecues are at their best. More...

Ag Notes

Grazing A grazing workshop for land managers and livestock and wildlife producers will be held Oct. 1. More...

Refuge Week celebration set

The public is invited to attend a variety of free nature walks and other activities at Doeskin Ranch on Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge on Oct. 11. The Refuge Week celebration is set from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. More...

Central Texas Hay Show program set

The Central Texas Hay Show is open to all hay producers in Burnet, Llano and Lampasas counties. This educational program and hay show will be held Oct. 16 at 1 p.m. at the Burnet County Fair Barn behind the Burnet Airport on Ellen Halbert Lane. More...

Tenth Farm Credit Bank reports strong net income

The Farm Credit Bank of Texas and its affiliated lending institutions have reported a combined net income of $145 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008, an increase of $33.7 million, or just over 30 percent, from the same period of 2007. More...

Annual TP&W Expo slated in October

The Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo continues to add new activities while sticking to a hands-on formula that has made it the largest free event of its kind in the nation. More...

Cattle Auction

The report from the Sept. 10 sale at Lampasas Cattle Auction is as follows. Cattle and calves: Estimated receipts 972, compared to last week at 688 and 943 last year. More...

Registration coming for Texas Outdoor Family Workshop

Texas Outdoor Family Workshop is a two-day weekend workshop Nov. 1-2 designed for families. More...