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Researchers found that soil in semi-arid regions like the Texas Southern High Plains can be just as healthy as those in climates with higher annual rainfall amounts.
Read moreDespite what the groundhog predicted, spring conditions have arrived in Texas, and farmers like Bob Reed in Matagorda County are hard at work.
Read moreCotton Brings Functional and Marketable Benefits to Nonwovens Products The growing nonwovens category presents opportunities for the cotton industry, as well as for nonwovens manufacturers who elect to include cotton fiber in their products. Cotton’s natural structure and attributes provide functional and marketable benefits for consumer, institutional, and industrial products. Industries as diverse as consumer products, healthcare, and automotive are seeing the positive impact of including cotton fiber. The personal care sector for example, has found cotton to be a valuable raw material for wipes as it performs better than synthetics and appeals to consumers. why cotton woman - Why Cotton?
Read moreThe farm safety net includes a number of risk management tools that help producers navigate the risks they face, ranging from the Federal Crop Insurance Program to Title 1 of the farm bill. With crop insurance, farmers purchase the coverage which typically protects against price and yield risk within the growing season. By contrast, Title 1 of the farm bill authorizes programs – Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) in particular – that are designed to complement crop insurance, protecting against risks not otherwise covered.
Read moreThe Brownfield City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday in the City Hall Council Chambers.
Read moreBest in Show Award for Fine Arts at The Block Party Art Show
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