Staples awards $1 million to remove, control feral hogs
The Texas Department of Agriculture recently awarded Texas AgriLife Extension Service $1 million for the agency's new Texas Feral Hog Control Program: Moving Towards A Long-Term Abatement Strategy. Texas is home to more than 2 million feral hogs, the largest feral hog population in the U.S., and their numbers continue to increase due to high reproductive potential and the lack of natural predators. The pilot program was administered by Texas AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Tech ...
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Field crop scout training offered in May
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension crop scout training course will provide crop scouts an opportunity to enhance their skills. Presenters include: Dale Flowerday, agronomist; Tamra Jackson, UNL Extension plant pathologist; Keith Jarvi, UNL Extension entomologist; Keith Glewen, UNL Extension educator; Lowell Sandell, UNL Extension weed science educator; and Amy Ziems, UNL Extension educator, plant pathology. The training is part of the UNL Extension Crop Management Diagnostic Clinics ...
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Cool temps, wet fields limit fieldwork
Statewide topsoil moisture supplies as of May 2 were rated 0 percent very short, 1 percent short, 67 percent adequate, and 32 percent surplus. Land prepared for soybean planting was 4 percent complete compared to 22 percent last year and 28 percent average. Spring wheat was 19 percent planted compared to 61 percent last year and 64 percent average.
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A fiesta of flavor
Achieve authentic fiesta flavors by using crisp and crunchy Ortega taco shells made with whole kernel corn, topped with slow simmered Ortega Taco Sauce and authentic fire-roasted green chiles. Combine remaining 1/2 cup taco sauce with green chiles to use as dipping sauce. In mixing bowl, combine diced ham, cream cheese, lime zest, green onions and half of taco seasoning packet contained in soft taco kit.
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Upcoming KSU ag events
Kansas State University Research and Extension is offering the following area and statewide agricultural conferences and field days to all interested persons. For more information about these, as well as more localized events, check with your local K-State Research and Extension office. --Dec. 16 and 17: Kansas Income Tax Institute, Pittsburg, 785-532-1504.
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Staples announces grant to expand Texas wine industry
Commissioner Todd Staples is pleased to announce the Texas Department of Agriculture has a new $250,000 wine grant program for farmers who wish to expand existing vineyard operations or start new ones. "The Texas wine industry ranks fifth in the nation and contributes more than $1 billion annually to our state's economy, but it is critical to expand the industry and get even more grapevines in the ground," Commissioner Staples said. The Wine Grape Investment Pilot Grant Program, housed under...
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Plant properly to preserve Nebraska's tree-planting heritage
As Arbor Day approaches April 25, individuals and communities can help reverse this decline by properly planting a tree to commemorate the state's rich tree-planting heritage. The amount of water a newly planted tree needs depends on the species planted and soil type. ReTree Nebraska is a cooperative effort of the Nebraska Forest Service, Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, University of Nebraska Rural Initiative, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Nebraska ...
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Office building of once-famous Panhandle ranch headed to Lubboc
CHANNING, Texas (AP)--The century-old office building of a once-famous Texas Panhandle ranch will soon have a new home in Lubbock. The building will be dismantled brick-by-brick and reconstructed at the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock, a process that will take up to eight months and could start by the end of April, said the building's owner, Lenny Sadler of Amarillo. "The XIT was important to Texas history, so the building has strong ties not only to ranching but to Texas history...
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NDA adds phragmites to noxious weed list under temporary order
Nebraska Department of Agriculture Director Greg Ibach April 15 announced the statewide designation of non-native phragmites as a noxious weed. "The designation is an important tool for weed control officials who are working on projects to control phragmites." Ibach has the authority to issue temporary designations under the Noxious Weed Control Act.
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Grasshopper potential remains high for some Nebraska rangeland
Central and southwest Nebraska rangeland are again at high risk for serious grasshopper infestations this summer, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln entomologist said. "If grasshopper populations readily persist through the early hatching period and dry conditions limit grass growth, there likely will be widespread areas with serious grasshopper infestations, and control may need to be considered," Hein said. For more information about grasshoppers and their control throughout the growing ...
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Cattleman concerned that industry is not listening to customers
U.S. beef has a clear cut advantage worldwide because of our genetics and our feed, the only thing no other country has. It is the same that consumers worldwide are concerned about which is feed additives. More than ever before, our industry keeps adding growth additives and compounds to our feed, just what consumers worldwide are concerned about.
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