April 2, 2008 RSS feed / Farm & Ranch

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Cotton Market Weekly

A Service Provided by Plains Cotton Cooperative Association March 27, 2008
Cotton futures settled easier Thursday on speculative sales as players tweaked their positions before a critical government plantings report to be released next week. More...

Maine ranked as second-safest state

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine is being given high marks in an annual analysis of crime statistics. In a report released Monday, CQ Press out of Washington, D.C. announced its 15th annual rankings for safest and most-dangerous states. More...

GEORGE REOH OF SAN PERLITA ISD

placed 1st in the 2008 Willacy Soil & Water Conservation District's Essay Contest for the Jr. High Division. He was awarded a 1st place ribbon and $50. Maria Del Carmen Rodriguez, also of San Perlita ISD, placed 1st for the High School Division. More...

TDA Market Recap March 3, 2007

AUSTIN - (March 31, 2008) For the week ending March 29, 2008, feeder cattle prices at Texas auctions ranged from $5 per hundredweight higher to $8 lower compared with a week ago. More...

Asian cockroach could benefit South Texas cotton producers

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Loathed by homeowner and restaurateur, the lowly cockroach is gaining some respect in the agricultural community. More...

U.S.: Less corn in the ground could translate into higher grocery prices

WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. farmers are expected to plant less corn this year, which could mean higher continuing higher costs for consumers at the grocery store. More...

Emergency quarantine imposed in Willacy County after detection of Mexican Fruit Fly

Consistent with federal policy, the Texas Department of Agriculture has established a 113- square mile quarantined area around Raymondville to prevent the spread of the Mexican fruit fly. More...