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National Invasive Species Awareness Week brings attention to harmful, non-native plants and wildlife
Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | May 14, 2021 During National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) May 15-22, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) wants to help Texans learn more about how invasive species affect our state’s natural resources and how everyone can help in slowing their spread. Invasive species are…
Texas Ag Law Blog: Talking taxes – estate tax
Tiffany Lashmet, a specialist in agricultural Law with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, kicksoff a three-part series on taxes this week on the Texas Ag Law Blog. She will focus on three federal taxes that arise frequently for farm and ranch families when it comes to estate planning: the estate tax,…
Polaris seeking Texas, Oklahoma ranchers for ad campaign
Cattle raisers who use a 2019 or newer model Polaris Ranger on their ranch could earn $500 for participating in a video shoot. Polaris has planned shoots across the country, where ranchers will tell their ranch’s story. Preference will be given to operations that have been handed down from one…
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Abbott appoints five To Texas Historical Commission
Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Donna Bahorich and reappointed Jim Bruseth, Ph.D., John W. Crain, Renee Dutia, and Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association member Gilbert E. “Pete” Peterson, III to the Texas Historical Commission for terms set to expire on Feb. 1, 2025. The commission provides leadership and coordinates…
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Cow-Calf Corner: Poor pastures, low hay stocks & drought; Estrus sync; Fly and tick season
Cow-Calf Corner is a weekly newsletter by the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Agency May 17, 2021 Poor Pasture Conditions, Low Hay Stocks and DroughtBy Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist Drought conditions continue to be historically bad for this time of year and recent USDA data confirms…
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San Pedro Rach receives Texas Leopold Conservation Award
Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | May 13, 2021 San Pedro Ranch, located near Carrizo Springs, will be awarded the state’s highest honor for private land conservation, and a $10,000 award, at the Lone Star Steward Virtual Awards Banquet on May 27. Anyone can join the livestreamed banquet and…
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