Is ‘managed depletion’ a terminal diagnosis for Ogallala Aquifer?
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A terminal diagnosis awaits the High Plains in seeing “managed depletion” as the only future for the Ogallala Aquifer.
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Hemphill County 2020 Beef Cattle Conference rescheduled to Sept. 1-2
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Hemphill County’s 2020 Beef Cattle Conference show will go on—just a few months later than expected. Event organizer and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent Andy Holloway announced this week that the annual event has been rescheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept.
Plains Land Bank distributes record $8.5 million to borrowers
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AMARILLO—Plains Land Bank has good news for its customers. It will distribute a record $8.5 million in cash patronage to its stockholders in April. The rural lending cooperative declared the patronage distribution based on its strong financial results in 2019.
Texas businesses must file property tax renditions by April 15
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AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds business owners that for many property types, April 15 is the deadline to file property tax renditions with their county appraisal districts. Different deadlines apply for certain regulated property.
Texas unemployment rate headed toward double digits
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The unemployment rate in Texas is around 9 percent—up from the state’s recent recordlow rate of 3.5 percent in January—as the coronavirus spreads, Comptroller Glenn Hegar said Thursday.
SBA to provide emergency small-business loans in Texas
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Gov. Abbott announced approval last week of emergency designation for smallbusiness disaster loans. The U.S.
2020 Beef Cattle Conference delayed due to COVID-19
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Hemphill County A&M AgriLife Extension Agent Andy Holloway finally called calf rope late last week, announcing reluctantly that this year’s beef cattle conference, slated for April 28-29, would have to be posponed.
USDA office open for business by phone appointment only
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U.S. Department of Agriculture service centers are encouraging visitors to take proactive protective measures to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
RRC Chairman Christian: On oil markets, proration, and strategic petroleum reserve
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AUSTIN—As Saudi Arabia and Russia flood the international energy market with a glut of crude oil, prices have dropped to unsustainable levels that threaten the future of the Texas oil and gas industry, its associated benefits to the state economy, and American energy dominance.
Contemplating the 2020 Beef Cattle Conference in the age of COVID-19
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The 2020 Beef Cattle Conference will go on, Hemphill County AgriLife Extension Agent Andy Holloway reported Monday morning, adding as a qualifier, “...as of this morning.”
