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	<title>AgriLife Today » Farm &amp; Ranch</title>
	
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	<description>News and updates about Texas A&amp;M AgriLife</description>
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		<title>Small acreage sheep and goat production workshop series starts soon</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/25/small-acreage-sheep-and-goat-production-workshop-series-starts-soon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 18:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Byrns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu SAN ANGELO – The Texas AgriLife Extension Service, in cooperation with several other entities, will conduct three workshops in June for small-scale sheep and goat operators. The Small Acreage Sheep and Goat Risk Management Workshops have the same curriculum and last from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. They are all scheduled on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas A&amp;M soil and crop sciences department reworks curriculum</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/25/texas-am-soil-and-crop-sciences-department-reworks-curriculum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 18:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>skledbetter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emphasis placed on water and environmental issues COLLEGE STATION – The curriculum of the Texas A&#38;M University department of soil and crop sciences is about to change with the times – more emphasis will be placed on water and environmental issues, said Dr. Jim Heilman. Heilman is a professor of environmental physics who was tapped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experts say spring rains have helped, but more is needed</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/25/south-texas-spring-rains-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 12:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>r-santaana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Experts say spring rains have helped, but more is needed WESLACO  &#8211;  Spring rains in extreme South Texas have helped keep reservoir levels behind Amistad and Falcon dams from dropping, but more is needed to help crops and end the drought, according to various experts in the field. Spring rains have reduced water releases from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Economist: Weigh every option before considering restocking beef herds</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/24/economist-weigh-every-option-before-considering-restocking-beef-herds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 21:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blair Fannin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLLEGE STATION –Restocking may be an option that many ranchers are considering, but rainfall and other factors will weigh heavily into the decision-making process, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service economist. Dr. Jason Johnson, AgriLife Extension economist from Stephenville, told beef producers at the recent O.D. Butler Forage Field Day at Camp Cooley Ranch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s the best irrigation canal liner?</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/24/best-canal-liner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 14:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Evaluations included whether kids use canals for swimming COLLEGE STATION &#8212; There are an estimated 1.2 million acres of agricultural land in Texas irrigated via canals, and many are in need of renovation, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert. Historically, irrigation canals were basically just earthen ditches, according to Dr. Guy Fipps, AgriLife [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reduced tillage doesn’t mean reduced cotton yields under drip irrigation</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/23/reduced-tillage-doesnt-mean-reduced-cotton-yields-under-drip-irrigation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 20:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>skledbetter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AgriLife Research study shows no yield impact, greater economic returns VERNON – Loss of production may be one concern cotton producers have on the Rolling Plains when considering switching to reduced- or no-tillage systems, said Dr. Paul DeLaune, Texas AgriLife Research environmental soil scientist in Vernon. Not only will cotton growers not lose production with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commercial sheep and goat workshops almost here</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/22/commercial-sheep-and-goat-workshops-almost-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 20:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Byrns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First program set for May 31 in Fredericksburg Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu SAN ANGELO – The first of three Commercial Sheep and Goat Producers Risk Management Workshops is set for 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. May 31 at the Texas AgriLife Extension Service office in Gillespie County, 95 Frederick Road in Fredericksburg. The workshops are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agriculture workshop for military veterans to be held June 16 in Seguin</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/22/agriculture-workshop-for-military/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 20:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paschattenberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEGUIN – The Texas AgriLife Extension Service, in cooperation with the Texas AgrAbility Project and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will present an agriculture workshop for military veterans from 8 a.m. &#8211; 5 p.m. June 16 in Seguin. The workshop, which is called &#8220;From Battleground to Breaking Ground: A Transformational Journey,” will be held at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas crop, weather for May 22, 2012</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/22/texas-crop-weather-52/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 17:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drought recedes, but conditions still dicey in some regions COLLEGE STATION – The drought continued to recede with less than 14 percent of the state rated as being in an exceptional or extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor and Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. Farmers’ optimism rose in many areas as soil-moisture levels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Range and herd health workshop set for June 7 in Mason</title>
		<link>http://today.agrilife.org/2012/05/22/range-and-herd-health-workshop-set-for-june-7-in-mason/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Byrns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu MASON – The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will conduct a Range and Herd Health Workshop from 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. June 7 at the Richard Eckert Civic Center, 1024 McKinley Street in Mason. “This workshop is meant to educate area ranchers and the community on range and pasture improvement and [...]]]></description>
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