November 4, 2009 RSS feed / Farm & Ranch

U.S. cotton almost clear of voracious boll weevil

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - For more than a century, small green beetles ate through U.S. cotton crops, costing growers $20 billion and making the boll weevil the most expensive agricultural pest in the nation's history. More...

Deer season prospects shaping up with recent rains

AUSTIN, Texas - An early and abundant acorn crop, combined with new growth of native vegetation may force Texas deer hunters to stray from supplemental food sources during the 2009-2010 general deer season, which opens Nov. 7. More...

TDA Market Recap

November 2, 2009

AUSTIN - (Nov. 2, 2009) For the week ending Oct. 31, 2009, feeder cattle prices at Texas auctions were mixed, with sales early in the week $3 per hundredweight higher to $3 lower and late week sales steady to $4 higher. More...

Texas crop, weather: Rain too much of a good thing for some producers

COLLEGE STATION - Many parts of Texas had excessive rain, taking them from drought to flood, but overall it's a good thing, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service experts. More...

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