Inflation Reduction Act increases agricultural conservation program funds

The Inflation Reduction Act recently signed into law by President Biden not only extended the Affordable Care Act, but also infused funding to several agricultural conservation programs familiar to …

Cotton gene-editing project paves a new path for plant protection

Decades of collaborative research and scientific advancements have helped Texas cotton be the economic and industrial force it is today. Texas cotton production represents a $2.4 billion …

Tough 2022 resulting in short wheat seed supplies

Persistent drought conditions and forage shortages as well as strong prices for wheat silage and wheat hay have resulted in a large percentage of Texas wheat acres either failing, being chopped or …

"Code of the West" convention brings cattle producers, industry colleagues together

Deadwood, S.Dak. - R-CALF USA hosted its 23rd Annual National Convention “Code of the West” in Deadwood, South Dakota, Aug. 18-19, 2022. At least 25 states were represented with about …

Gray County Extension Agent July update

Hopefully by the time this goes to press everyone reading this has had some decent rainfall. Before we get into crop conditions, I’d like to make everyone aware of a few Extension programs …

Panhandle to host Playa Field Day July 26

Panhandle and Carson County are home to some massive grassland playas, one adjacent to the City of Panhandle, and preserving and taking advantage of these natural features will be the topic of a …

Gray County Extension Agent Joan Gray-Soria accredited for Mental Health First Aid

A mental health patient can experience a crisis at any time and they often happen quickly. Gray County Extension Agent Joan Gray-Soria recently took part in a program for youth mental health first …

Service Approves Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat Conservation Plan for Oil and Gas Development in the Great Plains

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved LPC Conservation LLC’s habitat conservation plan (HCP) and associated incidental take permit. The HCP is designed to allow for the responsible …

May agriculture update

We finally started receiving some spring rains at the end of the month. We really need this rain to continue if rangeland is going to make much improvement as we head into the summer. Unfortunately, …

Getting Back To Her Roots: Texas A&M veterinary graduate set to begin rural veterinarian career in Texas Panhandle

Having grown up on her family’s beef cattle ranch in the small town of Pampa, Texas, fourth-year veterinary student Emily Terry is no stranger to working with livestock. Her lifelong …

Pampa FFA competes in State contests

Three Pampa FFA Career Development Events (CDE - judging) teams braved the wind and a dust storm while traveling to Lubbock last Friday (22nd) to compete at the State FFA CDE Contests held at Texas …

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Sixth Biennial Texas Panhandle Water Conservation Symposium

WHITE DEER, TX. (Feb. 8, 2022) – Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District and City of Amarillo, along with their many sponsors, would like to invite you to attend the 6th Biennial Texas …

Local youth scrambles to the win at Fort Worth Stock Show

FORT WORTH, TEXAS, February 1, 2022 – Hope Scribner, a member of Gray County 4-H, caught a calf during the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Calf Scramble February 3, earning a $500 …

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