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COLLEGE STATION 'In much of Texas, mild fall weather allowed for the harvesting of cotton, sorghum and other crops, according to reports by Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel throughout the state. It also allowed for producers in North Texas and other regions to over-seed winter pastures, a month late in some instances. But for much of the
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COLLEGE STATION 'Most of the state continued to suffer from low soil-moisture levels, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel.Other areas, particularly the Panhandle, welcomed warm, mild temperatures that favored harvest of cotton and other row crops."Conditions continue to decline as we approach the winter months," said Jason Byrd
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COLLEGE STATION 'Large parts of the state continued to experience drought or abnormally dry weather, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service reports.Only the Panhandle and South Plains regions reported adequate or better soil moisture levels. "Continued dry conditions have forced some ranchers to ...
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COLLEGE STATION -- Ah, fall weather, harvest season, the heralding of cooler nights, evening showers and 'feral hogs in the city! Feral hogs continue to root up pastures and crops, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service reports from around the state. Moreover, reports of hogs making sorties into small and large towns are becoming more common
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COLLEGE STATION - - Rain fell in many parts of Texas, improving winter wheat but setting back the cotton harvest, reported Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. Some Panhandle and Rolling Plains counties received 3 inches or more, and in most cases it fell on already saturated ground. Many
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COLLEGE STATION 'Reports of armyworms devouring pastures and newly planted wheat increased in many parts of the state as producers attempted to finish the cotton harvest and plant small grains, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel from throughout the state.Most of the Rolling Plains reported infestations. In some counties, they
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COLLEGE STATION 'With few exceptions, much of the state continued to dry out after the drenchings received by Hurricane Ike and other storm systems a few weeks ago, according to reports from Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. Evenings cooled and days remained warm, but generally not warm enough for cotton and sorghum producers in some are
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COLLEGE STATION 'Already hammered by drought and storm damage, growers are being caught in a "price squeeze" as production costs rise and agricultural lenders become more cautious, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service economist. In an economic climate where agricultural lenders were already cautious, the current credit crisis is just more bad n
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COLLEGE STATION 'Southeast Texas producers are not the only ones bailing storm water after Hurricane Ike. Some parts of the South Plains were also deluged, though from a different storm, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. "The average rainfall for the county was around 12 inches, but some areas reported over 15 inches and on
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COLLEGE STATION 'As Southeast Texas and the Gulf Coast deal with cattle orphaned by Hurricane Ike, most of the rest of the state received cooler temperatures and rain 'lots of rain. Parts of Chambers and Jefferson counties, south of U.S. Interstate 10 and Highway 73, received storm surges from 8 feet to as high as 18 feet, said Dr. Jason Cleere,