Hurricane Alex rains help most, hurt some sorghum growers
Texas crop, weather
By Robert Burns
      COLLEGE STATION -- With a few exceptions, rains brought by Hurricane Alex were a good thing, in some cases a godsend, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service agronomist.
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Pink Flare hibiscus might be too gaudy for some, but not Texas
By Robert Burns
      COLLEGE STATION -- In the mid-1990s, Dr. Sam McFadden of Somerville, Tenn., a well-known plant breeder, developed a hibiscus whose color he didn't like, one whose gaudiness actually embarrassed him a bit, according to a Texas AgriLife Research horticulturist.
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TDA Market Recap July 6, 2010
     AUSTIN – (July 6, 2010) For the week ending July 3, feeder cattle prices at Texas auctions were mostly steady to $4 higher per hundredweight with a few as much as $10 higher. Auction receipts were down for the week as most late-week sales were closed for the Independence Day holiday weekend. Fed cattle prices were unchanged for the week and wholesale beef prices were slightly higher.
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