Bee swarms, some low insect populations may be drought related Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Drought and up-and-down temperatures are affecting insect behavior – everything from honeybee behavior to delayed emergence of pests, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist. “Prolonged drought and these cold snaps we’re seeing do have [...]
Much of state’s warm-season grass pastures still drought damaged Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Much of the state’s warm-season grass pastures have yet to recover from damage suffered during the 2011 drought, said a Texas A&M Agricultural Extension Service forage expert. The recovery delay is caused by several factors, said Dr. Larry [...]
Jack Frost continues to take bites out of Texas wheat Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – The damage to the wheat crop in the Panhandle, Southern Plains and Rolling Plains regions from the last bout of freezing weather was not uniform, but losses were “significant,” according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service [...]
Texas A&M experts to conduct detailed training Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu FORT WORTH – A small-scale poultry production seminar set in Fort Worth on April 30 is designed mainly for those who want to take control of their own food. “We’ve been getting a lot of phone calls from people who want to grow [...]
Peach crop may have been cut by three-fourths by freeze Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – What some have termed “crazy weather” appears to have cut potential peach yields by three-fourths or more in the major production areas of the state, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horticulturist. Unseasonably warm weather punctuated [...]
Many East Texas pastures remain weed infested after 2011 drought Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu SAN AUGUSTINE – One of the highlights of this year’s Pineywoods Cow Congress on April 26, set near San Augustine, will be weed control in pastures. “After the 2011 drought, we are still trying to get our pastures back up [...]
Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu CENTRAL TEXAS – Beef producers are invited to any or all Beef Quality Assurance trainings to be held in May in Canton, Stephenville and Corrigan. The trainings cover many aspects of beef production, including proper handling and the administering of vaccines, herd health, residue avoidance, genetic considerations, and environmental stewardship, [...]
Program designed to help producers in Navarro and Hill counties improve profitability Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu FROST – No one can change the weather, but it is possible to change pasture management strategies to adapt to drought and uncertainty, said Logan Lair, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agent for Navarro County. To offer agricultural [...]
Central Texas wheat took a freeze hit, but it could have been much worse Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – There was considerable damage to Central Texas wheat from a late-March freeze, but it could have been a lot worse, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service crops expert. “We still don’t [...]
Watershed includes parts of Mills, Hamilton, Lampasas, Coryell, Burnet, Bell and Williamson counties OAKALLA — The Lampasas River Watershed Partnership will host a one-day “Proper Functioning Condition Riparian” workshop May 2 at the Oakalla Community Center, 29111 Farm-to-Market Road 963 in Oakalla. The watershed encompasses parts of Mills, Hamilton, Lampasas, Coryell, Burnet, Bell and Williamson [...]
