Four Lampasas students garner prestigious FFA honors
      Four Lampasas FFA members were approved as recipients of the FFA Lone Star Degree. This is the highest award an FFA member can receive from the Texas FFA Association, and students must meet criteria which include dollars and hours earned as part of their three or more years of FFA activities and ...
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FSA accepting committee nominations
      Nomination of farmer and rancher candidates for Farm Service Agency county committees continues through Aug. 1, with elections slated for the fall. "I encourage all producers to participate in the county committee election process by nominating candidates by the Aug. 1 deadline," said Mark Tays, ...
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Cattle Auction
      The report from the June 18 sale at Lampasas Cattle Auction is as follows. Cattle and calves: Estimated receipts 702 compared to 949 last week and 454 last year. Compared to last week, feeder steers under 400 lbs. steady to firm; over 400 lbs., $2-$3 lower; feeder heifers steady; slaughter cows ...
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Staples approves $250,000 for Texas, Israeli ag projects
      Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples approved $250,000 for six Texas Israel Exchange Fund grants to support projects that will improve agricultural processes for both Texas and Israel. "The Texas Israel Exchange Program has proven to be a successful partnership for both Texas and Israel," ...
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NRCS urges planning for burns
      The National Resources Conservation Service urges landowners to begin planning now for prescribed burns to be conducted in 2009. "Planning for a prescribed burn should begin a year before the fire is carried out," said Kent Ferguson, NRCS state rangeland management specialist.
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Ag Notes
      Land recognition The Family Land Heritage Program recognizes farms and ranches that have been in continuous agricultural production by the same family for at least 100 years or more. Applications are due Sept. 15 for farms or ranches established in 1908 or earlier that are still owned and operat...
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Oil price spike puts farmers in grim situation
      Most anyone who has paid a visit to the grocery store or gas pump lately can attest that prices are high and getting higher.
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Gardening in the Hill Country
      Summer arrived early this year in Central Texas. With several weeks of record-breaking heat already behind us and the specter of a long, hot summer on the horizon, many are tempted to turn up the volume on their sprinkler systems.
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