Agriculture and Farming
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Chigger season tips to beat the itch
AgriLife Extension entomologist talks all things chiggers, from why they make you itch to ways to avoid them If you’ve ever dealt with a bug bite, especially the annoying itchiness of chigger bites, you will want to
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Brown County 4-H News: July 25
DATES TO REMEMBER August 7 – Deadline to Apply for Bronze, Silver, & Gold Star Awards 12 – Deadline to Enter State Fair of Texas and Heart of Texas WEST TEXAS FAIR, STATE FAIR, & HEART OF
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Wildlife management program set for Aug. 13
If you have an interest in managing land for wildlife then plan to attend a program on Tuesday August 13, 2024. This program will be conducted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. It will be held
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Kayli DeVusser earns 4-H state championship
Brown County shotgun athlete and Early High School student Kayli DeVusser earned another State Champion title recently, this time capturing the Texas 4-H Senior 1 Lady State crown. Throughout the course of the event, Kayli attempted a
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Eperts Tips to Prevent Child Deaths in Hot Cars
As temperatures rise, risk of heatstroke and death increase for children left in vehicles. Every summer, children get heatstroke or die as a result of being left unattended in a hot car, but a Texas A&M AgriLife
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Now is the Time for Proper Landscape Watering
Of the tremendous amounts of water applied to lawns and gardens, much of it is never absorbed by the plants and put to use. Some water is lost to runoff by being applied too rapidly, and some
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Brown County 4-H News: July 18
July 18, 2024 FROM: EXTENSION OFFICE 4-H NEWS AND NOTES SUPPORTED BY BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY DATES TO REMEMBER August 7 – Deadline to Apply for Bronze, Silver, & Gold Star Awards 12 – Deadline to Enter
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Three tips to pick out a sweet watermelon
A ripe watermelon can be a mouthwatering juicy snack for your family on a hot summer day. A good, sweet watermelon is a staple healthy summer snack, so it’s important to know how to pick a ripe
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Keep your family safe from ticks this summer
As warmer weather draws more and more Texans outdoors, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts want people to be aware of the danger ticks pose and offer some advice on how to avoid them. “Ticks are blood
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Brown County 4-H News: July 11
DATES TO REMEMBER July 15 – Deadline to Enter West Texas Fair August 7 – Deadline to Apply for Bronze, Silver, & Gold Star Awards 12 – Deadline to Enter State Fair of Texas and Heart of
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NHTSA stresses the dangers of drug-impaired driving
This Independence Day, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, and Watch UR BAC are reminding drivers about the deadly consequences of drug-impaired driving. If your Fourth of July
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Avoid these 5 gardening mistakes
When growing a vegetable garden, it’s easy to make mistakes. Before you get tough on yourself for making a poor decision, realize all gardeners make mistakes — and learning from our mistakes is the main way we