Wild pigs increase their urban and suburban area sprawls
Whether you call them wild pigs or feral hogs, they are no longer just a rural problem, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Wild pigs cause more
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Daylin Hash of First United Bank joins ABA Agricultural Banking Committee
DURANT, OK—Daylin Hash, SVP/commercial lender at First United Bank in Durant, Oklahoma, has joined the American Bankers Association’s Agricultural and Rural Bankers Committee for the 2019-20 association year. The committee,
Happy Bancshares announces 2019 stock offering
HAPPY—For the seventh consecutive year, Happy Bancshares, Inc., a Texas corporation and the holding company for Happy State Bank, has raised new capital from the sale of its common stock
Texas Farm Bureau annual meeting set for Dec. 7-9
Texas farmers and ranchers will address organizational policy issues at the 86th annual meeting of Texas Farm Bureau (TFB), Dec. 7-9, in San Antonio. Members from the state’s 205 county
Five-state beef conference set Nov. 20 in Pampa
The five-state beef conference, sponsored by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Gray County, has been set for Nov. 20 at the AmericInn by Wyndham Event Center, located at
Farmer Veteran Coalition to meet Nov. 17-20 in Austin
A national organization focused on helping veterans pursue careers in agriculture has scheduled a stakeholders meeting on Nov. 17–20 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Austin. It will be the
Comptroller distributes $773m in sales tax revenue to local governments
AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced this week he will send cities, counties, transit systems, and special-purpose taxing districts $773.1 million in local sales tax allocations for October, 5.1 percent more
Food-manager certification training set Nov. 5-6 in Pampa
PAMPA—A professional food-manager certification training course will be offered Nov. 5-6 by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Gray County. The program will be at the Gray County Annex,
Low-stress cattle-handling workshop set Oct. 25 in Canyon
CANYON—A “Low-Stress Cattle-Handling Workshop” will be hosted Oct. 25 in Canyon by Veterinary Education, Research, and Outreach (VERO); West Texas A&M University; Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service; and Texas Cattle
Catch the buzz with Texas’ 4th Annual Pollinator BioBlitz
AUSTIN—For the next two weeks, Texans are invited to take part in the fourth statewide Pollinator BioBlitz. The goal of the BioBlitz, which runs from Oct. 4-20, is to raise
