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The summer is coming soon, and Covid-19 restrictions are not what they were during 2020. As of the end of April there were no new Covid-19 cases in Terry County. The surrounding counties were also experiencing next to no new cases of Covid-19. The number of new cases of COVID-19 in Texas in the past seven days dropped to 17,549, according to the Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University.
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This year’s intense drought has brought into focus the business realities of farming. Mason Becker, a local West Texas farmer, secretary of Western Peanut Growers, and one of the directors on the Southwest Council of Agribusiness, said, “Nobody can hide from it(the drought), and being in West Texas we’re definitely accustomed to periods without rainfall, but this… The “year” that comes to mind is 2011. I can’t remember exactly what the total “rainfall” was, but I think like four and a half inches at the weather station, but we had farms that didn’t receive half an inch that year. So we’re creepin up on that. It’s definitely put us in a bind.” Becker went on to explain, “The non-irrigated land is sitting idle. There’s not been much ground prep that we’ve been able to do just because the conditions are so dry.” In dry conditions such as this year Becker explained the process of irrigation is constant, and slow. “Anything we don’t receive from rainfall is being pumped from the Ogallala Aquifer,” said Becker
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The Brownfield pool is moments away from being ready for summer swimming. The water is the correct PH balance, and everything is working as it should. The only thing that remains is vacuuming out the dust and dirt from the pool floor. Once that is complete the pool will be ready for fun and exciting summer days.
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The Biden administration ended Title 42, a Trump era border policy that allowed migrants to be returned back to their home country in an attempt to lessen the spread of the coronavirus. The new policy was officially announced on Friday, April 1 but it won’t actually go into effect until May 23.
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This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation or the refinance of certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability.
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