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Updated: Oct. 21, 2021 at 4:37 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
This time of year is perfect for planning new beds, planting perennials, cleaning tools, closing down 2021′s garden, and gearing up for a great start to spring of 2022.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2021 at 3:21 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
A bait that targets only feral hogs is being researched but still a long way away from being available.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 8:18 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
Workers were emboldened to demand more this year after working long hours throughout the pandemic and because companies are facing worker shortages.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2021 at 7:17 PM CDT
|By Bob Hallmark
From snow to heavy rains to hot sun, it's been an eventful weather year in East Texas.
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Updated: Sep. 30, 2021 at 5:14 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
Produce harvested in milder weather is reported to taste better.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 4:59 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
Homeowners that are thinking about adding fruit trees to their home landscape need to first start by taking an honest look at their site.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 3:44 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
An evening seminar covering the how-to’s of home fruit production will be held at the Angelina County Extension Office this Tuesday, Sept. 21 starting at 6:30 p.m.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2021 at 4:07 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
The East Texas Fruit and Vegetable Virtual Conference will be held on the morning of Thursday, Oct 7.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2021 at 4:20 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
Whether you hunt or not, this late summer/early fall planting can do several things: attract wildlife, enrich your soil, and beautify your place.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2021 at 5:24 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
According to all scientific observations, we certainly don’t have any murderous hornets in East Texas, but we do have an unusually large wasp called a cicada killer.
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Updated: Aug. 17, 2021 at 10:56 PM CDT
|By Donna McCollum
Local veterinarian Dr. Derek Grant talks about the leaps in equine dentistry since its inception in the 1920s.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2021 at 11:10 AM CDT
|By Lauren Bostwick
The excessive amount of rainfall this year has not only brought most of West Texas out of a drought, it’s also making an impact on local agriculture.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2021 at 3:17 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
On the surface, it seems like a silly question to ask: when should I water my lawn? As East Texas is coming out of an incredibly wet spring and early summer, and landscapes start to dry up, the question is a good one.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2021 at 7:10 PM CDT
|By Chantale Belefanti
Last fall many farmers may have harvested their cotton and wheat crops at the same time. If so, this could throw off cotton harvesting for this year.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2021 at 4:41 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
About this time of year, spring planted gardens are winding down. The heat of summer is here and the soil is drying up. And yet this is the perfect time to prepare for your fall garden.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2021 at 7:10 PM CDT
|By Brittany Michaleson
Heavy rain in May and June pulled us out of the drought, giving fiber producers a good start. But, the relief may not last for long.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2021 at 5:31 PM CDT
|By Brianna Linn
The Summer season welcomes a new life cycle for insects. Angelina County representative for Agriculture and natural resources explains the preventative action you can take now to see less damage to their lawns this year.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2021 at 5:18 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
Grubs eat roots of lawns in addition to several other landscape plants.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2021 at 10:48 PM CDT
|By Donna McCollum
A field representative with the Texas Department of Agriculture shared his thoughts on the state of agricultural commodities in the East Texas region.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2021 at 4:32 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
It is completely possible that your pond may have had a fish die-off recently as a result up the stormy weather that we have experienced.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2021 at 12:02 PM CDT
|By Max Crawford
Texas Beef Council shares a story to a new audience
Updated: Jun. 23, 2021 at 4:48 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
The addition of a layer of three inches of mulch is one of the best additions that you can make to any of your flower beds, shrubs, and trees.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2021 at 8:02 PM CDT
|By Brianna Linn
The Pineywoods Futurity will gather on June 19th, 2021, at the Lufkin Dxpo Center and 68 cows are enrolled to compete.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 4:06 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
One of the most popular choices of trees to add to the landscape is a pecan. It seems several folks want to have at least one pecan tree around their house but are often frustrated with the lack of results they often get.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2021 at 4:01 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
Taller canopy growth generally corresponds to greater energy production which supports deeper and more vigorous rooting.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2021 at 1:41 PM CDT
|By Bob Hallmark
East Texas' local produce crops have suffered due to so many weeks of overcast skies and rain.
Updated: May. 20, 2021 at 4:58 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
What's the best way to detect if your oak was damaged by the February freeze? How do you treat it if it was? Angelina County Extension Agent Cary Sims gives some tips.
Updated: May. 13, 2021 at 4:34 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
Vegetation provides cover for fish and helps add oxygen. But as we can imagine, too much vegetation can lead to problems as well.
Updated: May. 9, 2021 at 7:26 AM CDT
|By Jeremy Thomas
From ranch horses, bulls, female cows, The Queens of South Spring Replacement Sale took place at East Texas Livestock in Crockett Saturday.
Updated: May. 7, 2021 at 12:02 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
Muddy water is often a problem in Texas farm ponds because it inhibits the growth of natural fish food and is just not aesthetically pleasing.
Updated: May. 7, 2021 at 6:31 AM CDT
|By Kerri Compton
The USDA Texas Direct Hay Report says hay prices are firm to $10 higher across the state.
Updated: May. 6, 2021 at 7:17 AM CDT
|By Kerri Compton
All class averages of both feeder steers and heifers ended $2-to-$3 lower compared to last week.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2021 at 4:47 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
There are two kinds of fish available that love to eat weeds. These two fish are the Triploid grass carp and tilapia.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2021 at 9:07 AM CDT
|By Kerri Compton
Sorghum acres are expected to be up this year as prices and increased export demand are making the crop a hot commodity.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2021 at 7:27 AM CDT
|By Kerri Compton
The lighter end averages of both feeder steers and heifers ended from 6 to 8 dollars lower.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2021 at 7:19 AM CDT
|By Kerri Compton
The USDA Texas direct hay report says hay prices remain firm in all regions of the state.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2021 at 5:36 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
Don't give up taking care of these trees and shrubs as our efforts this year will make a huge impact on next year’s production.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2021 at 6:38 AM CDT
|By Kerri Compton
The lighter end averages of both feeder steers and heifers ended mostly firm to $2.00 higher. And the heavier class averages trended about $2.00 lower.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2021 at 5:31 PM CDT
|By Cary Sims
The fact was, we had to wait for weeks, perhaps months or more, to find out which plants were going to make it.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2021 at 6:28 AM CDT
|By Kerri Compton
The USDA Texas direct hay report says hay prices remain firm in all regions of the state.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2021 at 6:37 AM CDT
|By Kerri Compton
All weight class averages of both feeder steers and heifers ended firm compared to last week.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2021 at 6:43 AM CDT
|By Kerri Compton
Most Texas beekeepers appear to have avoided extreme hive losses during Winter Storm Uri, but honeybees need extra care following the historic cold.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2021 at 6:39 AM CDT
|By Kerri Compton
All weight class averages of both feeder steers and heifers that weighed 400 pounds or less ended around $8 to $10 higher compared to last week’s market figures.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2021 at 6:35 AM CDT
|By Kerri Compton
Egg prices have started their normal spring increase that peaks each year around Easter.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2021 at 7:08 AM CDT
|By Kerri Compton
All classes of feeder steers and heifer weight averages ended 3 to 6 dollars higher compared to last week.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2021 at 6:33 AM CST
|By Kerri Compton
The USDA Texas Direct Hay Report hay prices are firm to 10 dollars higher per ton in the Panhandle, West, North and Central parts of Texas.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2021 at 6:28 AM CST
|By Kerri Compton
Feeder steers and heifer class averages from 400 pounds and down ended around 3 to 5 dollars lower compared to last week.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2021 at 6:36 AM CST
|By Kerri Compton
The U-S-D-A Texas Direct Hay Report hay prices are remaining firm across all regions of the state as a winter storm that brought snow, ice, and below freezing temperatures moved its way out of the state.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2021 at 7:24 AM CST
|By Kerri Compton
The lighter end of both feeder steers and heifers weight class averages from 400 pounds and down ended fully 2 to 4 dollars higher compared to last week.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2021 at 6:19 AM CST
|By Kerri Compton
This week’s buyer demand spotted a mixed quality offering of feeder calves.