Saturday, December 14, 12:00 p.m Call (580) 380-6300 to consign early!

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) District Conservationist Randy Moore announces applications for funding opportunities with the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) are currently being accepted at the NRCS offices located at 2504 North Center Street.

The county committee election ballots that were mailed to producers a few weeks ago were incorrectly printed with the producer's name and address on the back of the ballot. County committee elections must use a secret ballot so the misprinted ballots cannot be used. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) asks that you please destroy or recycle the misprinted ballot. If you have already voted and returned your ballot, it will be destroyed unopened at the FSA office.

Al Nelson, farm manager, shows off cotton grown on the 1,500-acre farm near College Station that serves as a research and teaching platform for the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M AgriLife Research. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)

Admission is free to 4-H and FFA exhibitors who may bring their project lambs and goats only; no cattle or swine, according to organizers.

Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership Program is seeking applicants for its new class, which will begin in July.

Saturday, December 14, 12:00 p.m. Call Jeff Hazaleus (580) 380-6300 to consign early!

Horse owners and breeders wanting to learn more about efficiency methods in reproduction and management can attend a short course Jan. 8-10 at Texas A&M University in College Station.

USDA Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, Judith A. Canales, reminds farmers and ranchers that Farm Storage Facility Loans (FSFL) are available through FSA.

Icy, wet weather in West Central Texas brought much fieldwork to a standstill, but made for some great views. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Steve Byrns)

Dr. Anil Somenahally, Texas A&M AgriLife Research soil scientist. (Texas A&M Agrilife Research photo by Robert Burns)

Soil, water and forage testing will be the topic of the Dec. 5 webinar conducted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.