Business

A warm welcome is extended to Madison Campbell who has been hired as an assistant family and community health agent for Hemphill County. She is a native of New Braunfels and a recent graduate of Texas Tech University, with a degree in animal science.

AUSTIN—Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for April 2021 came from 166,794 oil wells and 85,647 gas wells.

WASHINGTON—More than $1 billion in payments will be released over the next several weeks, starting June 15, for agricultural producers with approved applications for the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) program and for producers who have already received payments through the Wildfire and Hurricane...

The Generation Next: Our Turn to Ranch online course is now open for registration. The 12-week program, offered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, runs from Aug. 16-Nov. 7. The program cost is $300, and it is limited to the first 100 registrants.

AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced this week he will send cities, counties, transit systems, and special-purpose taxing districts $907.6 million in local sales tax allocations for June, 31.5 percent more than in June 2020.

AUSTIN—The Texas Railroad Commission issued a total of 631 original drilling permits in May 2021, compared to 251 in May 2020. The May 2021 total includes 551 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, three to re-enter plugged well bores, and 75 for recompletions of existing well bores.

AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar this week said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.4 billion in May, the highest-ever monthly total and 30.1 percent more than in May 2020.

The cyberattack that temporarily crippled JBS, the nation’s top beef processor, came a week and a half after University of Minnesota security analysts warned the Agriculture Department that ransomware could hurt the U.S. food supply more than the coronavirus pandemic has.

As part of our summer AgriLife Extension programming, Hemphill County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension has arranged for Steve Keith with Canyon-based Express Scale Company to do ranch scale certifications.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a Developing a Drought Management Plan meeting for producers in the Roberts County area June 17. The free meeting will begin at 10 a.m.