Texas’ Biggest Cash Crop, Cotton, Makes Gradual Rebound
Texas is cattle country, an image known the world over. What’s perhaps not so well known is the primacy of the other big C: Cotton. In fact, Texas has led the country in cotton production for over a...
View ArticleThe Drought Killed Texas Trees, But Not How You Might Think
How the extreme heat and drought made trees vulnerable to attack.
View ArticleWhy Most Smart Irrigation Controllers Failed the Drought Test
A new report by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service says that only a few smart irrigation systems worked right during the drought. What’s a smart irrigation system? Normal sprinkler systems require...
View ArticleHow Texas Quail Is Making a Rebound, And Why It Might Not Be Enough
The Texas quail are back – sort of. Experts say the Texas quail population has notably increased this fall compared to last year’s dismal numbers. However, it seems this season’s increase won’t be...
View ArticleAfter Drought, Some Texas Ranchers Wary of Rebuilding
It’s been a tough couple of years for Texas ranchers, but as the rain falls, financial clouds are begining to clear. Increased rainfall has improved conditions for livestock production after ranches...
View ArticleThe State of Texas Irrigation: More Efficiency Amid Less Water
Texas irrigation is a big deal. The state is home to more than 10 percent of the irrigated acres in the country. Texas A&M’s AgriLife Extension looked into Texas’ agricultural water use in a recent...
View ArticleFor Texas Lawns, It’s Not Easy Staying Green (But It Is Possible)
Drought doesn’t have to kill your lawn, say Texas A&M Agrilife researchers. Though it may appear brown, the grass can stay alive during water-restricted months. Researchers say it’s a matter of...
View ArticleTexas Lawmakers Push For Lactose Tolerance
If a group of Texas lawmakers gets their way, buying and selling raw milk in the Lone Star Stare could become easier to digest. A bill introduced by Rep. Dan Flynn, R-Canton, would allow raw milk...
View Article2013 Brings Bad Spring for Some Texas Farmers
Recent rains helped pull more of the state out of drought- but 92 percent of Texas is still experiencing at least a moderate drought and in some of the state drought has worsened. The U.S. Drought...
View ArticleThis Week in Drought: Conditions May Improve, But Crops in Danger
More of Texas could begin to recover from the drought in the coming months, but it may not be soon enough to save many of the state’s crops.
View ArticleThis Week in Drought: As Parts of Texas Slightly Improve, Panhandle Continues...
Heavy rains over Memorial Day weekend helped pull more of the state from the depths of an ongoing drought. Parts of Northeast Texas along the Red River joined the Houston area as the three percent of...
View ArticleWithout River Water, Rice Farmers Look to Alternative Crops
Rice has been growing in Texas since the 1800s, but for the past two years most rice farmers in Southeast Texas along the Lower Colorado River have been cut off from their usual water supplies because...
View ArticleWhere We Stand: The Texas Drought
Texas is now in its third year of drought—but is the end in sight, or are conditions getting worse? Far more of the state is in extreme or exceptional drought now than in July 2012. The Panhandle and...
View ArticleShould Texas Ranchers Worry About Anthrax?
A map of reported Anthrax cases in Texas, by county. Map by Michael Marks Texas is cattle country: there are nearly 13 million cows wandering through Texas, according to the United States Department of...
View ArticleFeral Hogs Got You Down? There’s an App For That
The SXSW Interactive conference, also known as the week that launches a thousand apps, begins today. Start-ups will be pitching their app as The One to Out-Social Them All, whether it’s an app that...
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