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Producers in many parts of the state continue to irrigate and hope for rain while producers in other parts of the Texas have faced challenges related to excessive moisture. But overall, most areas of the state have received some relief from rain over the past 90 days. (Hannah Harrison -Texas A&M AgriLife)
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Texas growing conditions split by rain: improved moisture, lingering drought

Texas crops are seeing both benefits and setbacks as recent rainfall improves soil moisture in some regions while creating new challenges in others. Read More

A wheat field near Hutchinson, Kansas, awaits cutting, as drought and other pressures will make it a challenging harvest. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
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Plan and act early for wheat seed

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)
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Active weather created downpours on the Plains

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

Texan arrested in livestock theft investigation

Texas Tech vet school secures USDA grant

A new statewide alert system designed to notify Texans about agricultural threats, wildlife diseases, invasive pests and quarantine actions is now available through the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.(Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

AgriLife Extension launches statewide agriculture alert system

Herd of cows standing in pond, cooling down. (iStock-#1312534386 │ imamember)

How to prevent heat stress in cattle

  • By Kay Ledbetter │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Texas Wheat continues commitment to producer-driven research

New World screwworm cases in U.S. rise to 25 

Jake Mowrer, Ph.D., is the new director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Soil, Water and Forage Testing Laboratory in College Station. (Hannah Harrison/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Mowrer named director of testing lab

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High court sides with Monsanto on Roundup cancer warning label