Guar is gaining in interest as a rotational crop. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Dr. Curtis Adams)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages America's farmers and ranchers to nominate candidates to lead, serve and represent their community on their local county committee. USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) will accept nominations for county committee members beginning Friday, June 15, 2018.

Dr. Dariusz Malinowski, Texas A&M AgriLife Research-Vernon, looks at summer-dormant cool-season grasses in his research plots near Vernon. (Texas A&M AgriLife Communications photo by Kay Ledbetter)

Dr. Bill Fox, AgriLife Research rangeland ecologist, Temple, talks to a group about native prairies and a growing trend of producers returning improved pastures to native grasses and forages. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Adam Russell)

Hooded windmillgrass seed-increase harvest at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Stephenville. (Texas A&M AgriLife Research photo by Randy Bow)

A patch of peanut, watermelon, okra, cowpea and pepper plants were planted for the intercropping study. (Photo by Dr. Jose Franco, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

A Johnson County woman has surrendered to authorities following her recent indictment on fraud charges.

Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) Special Rangers today confirmed the April indictment and arrest of a Turkey, Texas man for theft of livestock.

North Texas: Topsoil and subsoil moisture levels ranged from mostly adequate to short across the counties. Temperatures were above average along with high humidity.

Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) Special Rangers today announced the indictment of John Russell Baird, 44, of Amarillo, and Israel Tapia, 41, of Muleshoe, on felony theft charges. The indictments and arrest are the result of an investigation led by TSCRA Special Ranger Dean Bohannon.

Dr. Luis Ribera, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economist, discussed agricultural trade at the Texas Plant Protection Association Conference in Bryan Dec. 5. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)

An experimental field in College Station where outcrossings between sorghum and johnsongrass are studied by the Texas A&M AgriLife Research team. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Dr. Muthu Bagavathiannan)