Chute 'n the Bull
by Tommy Neyland
      Precipitation drives pasture improvement, so if you improve the condition of your pastures and rangelands when it does rain, it will help you get through those times when it doesn't. One method of pasture improvement is to provide growing season rest.
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Rural Texas Gets the Shaft from Cable
By Robert Howden, Texans for Economic Progress
      They were lucky it was three o'clock in the morning. Time Warner cable, that is, was lucky that so few of its customers in the Rio Grande Valley were tuned into ESPNU, which features college sports, at a bit after three on Saturday, May 2nd. That's because for a few moments the channel switched from showing hard working athletes to heavy breathing porn stars.
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Farm Pond Management seminar presented
      The Farm Pond Management seminar was hosted by the Texas Agrilife Extension Service in Leon County on May 13, 2009 at the First United Methodist Church in Centerville, Texas. The program was held from 6:00p.m. to approximately 9:00 p.m. Registration started at 5:30 p.m. and the program began promptly at 6:00 p.m. with a meal provided to each participant.
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Texas Agrilife Extension Service Recognizes Two New Specialists
      Greg Pitts and Karen Hale Leon County Master Gardeners recently were recognized at the state conference as specialist in the area of Junior Master Gardeneing and Vegteables.
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