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Farmers, ranchers, master naturalists, agency personnel, educators, and the interested public are invited to attend a Playa Field Day presented by Ogallala Commons (www.ogallalacommons.org) on Wednesday, June 22, from 9:30 am-1:30 pm in Borger.

Edward Ernest Stephenson, 89, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, (formerly of Canadian) passed away on June 2, 2022, in Bethany, Oklahoma.

COLLEGE STATION—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will allow Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) participants who are in the final year of their CRP contract to request voluntary termination of their CRP contract following the end of the primary nesting season for fiscal year 2022.

NGWA urges well owners to test water levels and have wells inspected to better handle extreme drought conditions The National Ground Water Association (NGWA) is urging all private well owners impacted by drought to have their systems inspected and water levels tested as we enter the summer months.

The Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) has launched a webpage to inform stakeholders and highlight issues with legislative efforts meant to improve transparency and profitability in the cattle marketplace.

AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that he would send cities, counties, transit systems, and special-purpose taxing districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for May, 11.8 percent more than in May 2021.

The preliminary estimates were calculated beginning Texas wildfires that ravaged the Eastland Complex, parts of the Panhandle, and Coryell County regions encompassing 433,000 acres have resulted in $23.1 million in preliminary agricultural loss estimates, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension...

AUSTIN—Crude oil and natural gas production for February 2022 came from 162,109 oil wells and 84,801 gas wells, according to the Texas Railroad Commission.

AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.83 billion in April, 12.8 percent more than in April 2021. The majority of April sales tax revenue is based on sales made in March and remitted to the agency in April.

AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced earlier this month that he would send cities, counties, transit systems, and special-purpose taxing districts $866.5 million in local sales tax allocations for April, 27.9 percent more than in April 2021.