Texas pecan production continues challenging cycle
CROP AND WEATHER By Adam Russell Season-to-season factors continue to keep Texas pecan production from reaching previous yield benchmarks, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Monte Nesbitt, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension horticulture specialist and assistant professor in the Texas A&M Department of Horticultural Sciences, said pecan trees typically produce good to heavy crops followed…
Read MoreTime to transition your garden for fall and start cool-season vegetables
By Susan Himes It’s time to get some fall and cool-season produce started, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. “No one wants to garden when it is blazing hot,” said Larry Stein, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horticulture specialist and professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences…
Read MoreTexas A&M AgriLife researchers identify novel approach to minimize nitrogen loss in crops
Biological nitrification inhibition trait in sorghum may allow reduced fertilizer use and greenhouse gas emissions By Kay Ledbetter While agriculture producers apply nitrogen fertilizer to supply nutrients to their crops, they can’t always keep those nutrients in the soil for maximum efficiency, often losing them into the atmosphere or water supply as nitrates and nitrous…
Read MoreMavericks 4H Baggin and Snaggin fundraiser slated for October 12
The Mavericks 4H 3rd annual Baggin & Snaggin fundraiser event is scheduled for Saturday, October 12 at the Frio County Junior Livestock Show Barn in Pearsall. The event, which includes a Cabrito Cook-Off, Kids Goat Ranch Rodeo, Goat Roping and Cornhole Tournament, is an annual fundraiser for the Mavericks 4H Club and provides funds for…
Read MoreSalsa Picante
Great salsa can make great things happen. They say this one is good, but do you agree? Salsa Picante As printed in Great Flavors of Texas, by Southern Flavors Publications, 1992 1-3 jalapeños 1-2 pods fresh garlic 1 (16 oz) can tomatoes & juice ½ tsp. salt 1 (28 oz.) can peeled tomatoes 1-2 Tbsps.…
Read MoreDifferent doesn’t mean weird
Dear Tessie, My son came home from school last week talking about how his “weird” friend doesn’t celebrate holidays, and saying things like, “that’s weird, right, Dad?” How can I explain this kind of stuff and get my kid to understand that it’s not really polite to call your friends weird over it? Thanks, Dale…
Read MoreBug guts?
SQUIRRELING ALONG Have you ever looked down at your clothes, tattoos, or maybe your work, and wondered, “how do they get this color here?” Now I don’t mean how did that tattoo get on your arm, I surely hope you know how that happened. Ink and dye is around our bodies all day every day.…
Read More16th annual Bigfoot VFD BBQ fundraiser set for Saturday
Barbecue brisket and Kiolbassa sausage plates will be sold for $14 beginning at 11 a.m. “We always have a bake sale with homemade treats and some great items in our bid sheet and ticket auctions, too,” Bigfoot VFD representative Denise Woody said. “Since we always strive to improve our service to our community, we’ve added…
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Cowboys’ & Cowgirls Homecoming
Cotulla ISD celebrated its Homecoming week with its traditional parade through downtown on Thursday evening, September 12, featuring floats bearing the high school varsity football team, the junior varsity and younger teams, cheerleaders from all campuses, student organizations, the high school marching band, administrators, teachers and parents, and local law enforcement and emergency responders. (CURRENT…
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