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From the Ground Up - Hay Stocks
Last Updated: 7:36 AM 02/02/12 - As of December 1st, nationally, there was about 90 million tons of hay on hand. Looking back at a 10- year average, 80 million tons of hay is fed between December 1st and May 1st.
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From the Ground Up - Falling Beef Cattle Numbers
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Last Updated: 7:30 AM 01/26/12 - During 2011, the drought experienced in Texas was responsible for continuing a liquidation of cattle that had began a couple of years before during another dry spell. (Full Story)
From the Ground Up - Drought Impact On Wildlife
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Last Updated: 8:59 AM 01/19/12 - We’ve talked a lot about the impact of the drought on farming and ranching, but the drought has also impacted wildlife populations dramatically. (Full Story)
From the Ground Up - Budget Cuts for Agriculture
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Last Updated: 7:39 AM 01/12/12 - It was no secret that there were budget woes during the 2011 session of the Texas Legislature, and when the final budget was approved for the next two years every state agency was impacted. (Full Story)
From the Ground Up - Drought Impact On Trees
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Last Updated: 7:54 AM 01/05/12 - The drought has taken a toll on cropland and pastureland across the state, but it’s also had a huge impact on trees, and not just those that are part of the timber industry, but trees in our cities and towns (Full Story)
From the Ground Up - Wildfires
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Last Updated: 7:21 AM 12/29/11 - Changes in land use across the state combined a new drought of record helped insure that 2011 will go down as the worst year for wildfires in recorded Texas history. (Full Story)
From the Ground Up - Giving Thanks at Christmas
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Last Updated: 7:49 AM 12/22/11 - Christmas is a celebration when many of us share gifts and great food with family and friends, and it’s also a time for counting our blessings. (Full Story)
From the Ground Up - The Texas Forestry Industry
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Last Updated: 3:57 PM 12/15/11 - Texas is usually portrayed on the movie screen as a very large state made up of wide open spaces, but the reality is that Texas is home to sixty three million acres of forest land, and forestry is a huge industry in our state (Full Story)
From the Ground Up - The Increasing Importance of Agriculture
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Last Updated: 7:23 AM 12/08/11 - The Texas Ag Commissioner was in town this week and we were able to catch up with him and ask him to share his thoughts on some of the challenges agricultural producers are currently facing in the state of Texas. (Full Story)
From the Ground Up - Cattle Theft
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Last Updated: 7:35 AM 12/01/11 - Cattle theft has been a life- long problem for the beef industry, but the profiles of today’s cattle rustlers have expanded to include some people you’d probably not put at the top of your suspect list. (Full Story)
From the Ground Up - Agriculture & Thanksgiving
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Last Updated: 7:56 AM 11/25/11 - When most of us go grocery shopping we just assume that whatever we’re looking for will be there, and give little thought to the fact that none of the food we enjoy on holidays originates at a grocery store (Full Story)
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