http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines RSS Feed for KBTX - From the Ground Up - Headlines en-us Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:47:23 GMT 2013-06-13T12:47:23Z en-us http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/From-the-Ground-Up---Urban-Challenges-to-Agriculture-211346821.html Production agriculture is an industry that faces many challenges every year from weather, increased input costs, and sometimes unintended consequences from government legislation. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:47:23 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/From-the-Ground-Up---Urban-Challenges-to-Agriculture-211346821.html 2013-06-13T12:47:23Z http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/From-the-Ground-Up---Face-of-Agriculture--210557441.html Production agriculture attracts a type of person who is independent, likes a challenge, and isn’t afraid of gambling and having a big part of his or her success or failure in any given year being a result of the decisions they make. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:58:40 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/From-the-Ground-Up---Face-of-Agriculture--210557441.html 2013-06-07T12:58:40Z http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/From-the-Ground-Up---Next-Generation-of-Ag-Producers-209485811.html The average age of farmers in the U.S. is fifty-seven years old, but the fastest growing segment of farmers are those age sixty-five and older. Thu, 30 May 2013 12:54:23 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/From-the-Ground-Up---Next-Generation-of-Ag-Producers-209485811.html 2013-05-30T12:54:23Z http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/From-the-Ground-Up--Environmental-Quality-and-the-EPA-208634731.html Bryan Shaw is the chairman of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and has had several occasions to butt heads with the current nominee to head the EPA. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:50:21 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/From-the-Ground-Up--Environmental-Quality-and-the-EPA-208634731.html 2013-05-23T12:50:21Z http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/Weekend-Gardener-0517-207849301.html Randy Seagraves joined Barbara Friday morning for our weekly weekend gardener segment. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:37:31 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/Weekend-Gardener-0517-207849301.html 2013-05-17T12:37:31Z http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/From-the-Ground-Up---Obstacles-to-Building-Reservoirs-207691571.html There has been a lot of talk during the current session of the Texas Legislature about building water reservoirs. In fact, there are 30 sites that are being proposed as possibilities. Thu, 16 May 2013 13:07:23 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/From-the-Ground-Up---Obstacles-to-Building-Reservoirs-207691571.html 2013-05-16T13:07:23Z http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/From-the-Ground-Up---Texas-Water-Shortage-206725211.html Water has been one of the top priorities of the 2013 Texas Legislative Session but last week House Natural Resource Chairman Allan Ritter’s House Bill 11 that ear-marked two billion dollars in the rainy day fund to be spent on water projects was removed from the House Floor after it was ruled that it violated a rule on the consideration of appropriation bills. Thu, 09 May 2013 12:46:37 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/From-the-Ground-Up---Texas-Water-Shortage-206725211.html 2013-05-09T12:46:37Z http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/From-the-Ground-Up---Issues-Facing-The-Texas-Legislature-205761831.html The Texas Legislature is in session. The Board of Directors of Producers Cooperative traveled to Austin to visit with elected state officials about issues being addressed in the state capital that might impact agriculture. Thu, 02 May 2013 12:50:59 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/From-the-Ground-Up---Issues-Facing-The-Texas-Legislature-205761831.html 2013-05-02T12:50:59Z http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/From-the-Ground-Up---Grandview-Vineyards-204660011.html The wine business is one of the fastest growing agricultural sectors in the state, and with that comes a tremendous demand for Texas grown grapes. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:03:31 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/From-the-Ground-Up---Grandview-Vineyards-204660011.html 2013-04-25T13:03:31Z http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/From-the-Ground-Up---Challenges-Facing-Texas-Agriculture-202499341.html Texas Agricultural Commissioner Todd Staples was on the Texas A&M campus in College Station a couple of weeks ago and he talked a lot about the challenges facing Texas Agriculture. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:24:18 GMT http://www.kbtx.com/bvtm/fromthegroundup/headlines/From-the-Ground-Up---Challenges-Facing-Texas-Agriculture-202499341.html 2013-04-11T13:24:18Z