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The term “sodbusting” is used to identify the conversion of land from native vegetation to commodity crop production after December 23, 1985. As part of the conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985, if you’re proposing to produce agricultural commodities (crops that require annual tillage including one pass planting operations and sugar cane) on land that has been determined highly erodible and that has no crop history prior to December 23, 1985, that land must be farmed in accordance with a conservation plan or system that ensures no substantial increase in soil erosion.
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Afer spending four years as your commissioner of Precinct 4, and an additional 17 years working in that precinct, I have plenty of experience and have seen the right way and wrong way to do things. In my time as Commissioner, we have put down over 12 miles of caliche and over three miles of blacktop, plus 20-25 culcerts have been installed. That is just in Precinct 4.
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Bryan Moran | special to the Brownfield News
Read moreSuicide is a problem that touches the lives of many Americans. Many of us may know someone, such as a friend, family member, or coworker who has attempted or died by suicide.
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Representing the Noon Lions Club, Jaelyn Rae Molina. Jaelyn is the daughter of Louie and Amanda Martinez and the granddaughter of Felix and Eileen Riojas. She is a senior at Brownfield High School where she is a member of the Varsity Volleyball team, a Cosmetology and Duel Credit student and apart of the Practical Education Program. In the future, she would like to pursue a degree in Education from Texas Tech University. Her favorite part of Harvest Festival has been meeting new people in the community and attending dance camp over the summer.
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