Direct assistance is available to farmers through Coronavirus Food Program
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S.
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Happy State acquires Centennial Bank
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AMARILLO, TX – May 15, 2020 – In a joint statement, Mikel Williamson, President & CEO Happy State Bank and Gregg Appel, CEO of Centennial Bank announced that regulatory approval has been received by the Texas Department of Banking and FDIC for Happy Bancshares, Inc.
Farmers’ hopes for respite from seven years of mainly bad news fade, amid market problems
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Reprinted from The Rural Blog (irjci.blogspot.com)
Farm bankruptcies running 23 percent ahead of a year ago
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Reprinted from The Rural Blog (irjci.blogspot.com)
Texas RRC reports April 2020 drilling permits, completions
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AUSTIN—The Texas Railroad Commission issued a total of 456 original drilling permits in April 2020, compared to 909 in April 2019—a 50 percent decrease.
Apache Oil donates $56,000 to rural West Texas hospitals
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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced this week that Apache Oil Corporation of Houston has donated $56,000 to six rural West Texas Hospitals. The donation was made to help those hospitals meet supply needs in the battle against the coronavirus.
FSA reminds producers of ongoing disaster-assistance program signup
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has started making payments through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program–Plus (WHIP+) to agricultural producers who suffered eligible losses because of drought or excess moisture in 2018 and 2019.
Full impact of COVID-19 shutdown still not reflected in May sales tax payments
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AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced this week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $824.1 million in local sales tax allocations for May—down 5 percent from payments made in May 2019.
Cattle raisers welcome order to keep processors open
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FORT WORTH—Robert McKnight, Jr.
Trump acts to keep large meat processors open
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This week, President Donald J. Trump is enacting the Defense Production Act to ensure that Americans have a reliable supply of products like beef, pork, and poultry.
