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Cattle rustling can conjure up different thoughts depending on who you are. Some imagine a scene from an old western where bandana wearing cowboys gather up a herd of cows and drive them to a distant and secret location. Others might think this is something from the past and doesn't happen now. Unfortunately, cattle rustling is still a serious issue. More ... Do you have formal gowns or dressy dresses and suits in your closet taking up valuable space? If so, then Leon County 4-H Clothing and Textiles project members have a deal for you! Leon County 4-H will again hold its 4-H Fashion Lock-In with a Recycle and Reuse theme. One of the activities will be to take discarded formals, dresses and suits and remake them into something new. More ... February is the time we all start wishing for Spring!! We begin dreaming of gardens, tomato plants, flowers and green grass! Now is the time when the Anderson County Master Gardener really get busy!! Grafting Workshop - February 6th More ... COLLEGE STATION - - The recent cold weather could yield the best chance in a decade to eradicate the boll weevil in South Texas . “It’s really the best opportunity to bring about the death knell for the weevil,” said Dr. Noel Troxclair, AgriLife Extension entomologist. “That’s the way I envision it.” More ... AUSTIN – (Jan. 19, 2010) For the week ending Jan. 16, feeder cattle prices at Texas auctions were $2 to $10 higher per hundredweight for offerings under 600 pounds and steady to $3 higher for heavier weights. Fed cattle prices were near unchanged again last week. Cotton markets ended the week lower amid lingering concerns about export demand. More ... Greeting fans as they came into the Billy Evan Gymnasium at Leon High School on Friday night, January 22 was a group of enthusiastic folks who had cooked baked potatoes with all the fixins’ for those who attended the Leon Basketball games. Heading up the group was Project Graduation president Tammye Koenig who was busy getting things ready for the crowd. More ... OVERTON - - Speakers at the East Texas Turfgrass Conference, set Feb. 4 at Overton, will cover a variety of management issues, ranging from disease updates to weed identification and control of feral hogs in urban and suburban settings. More ... AUSTIN— Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples today announced the Texas Department of Agriculture has been awarded $772,301 in funding from USDA to monitor entry of plant pests at strategic checkpoints and conduct reviews of Texas’ plant pest detection and response activities. More ... |
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