BROWNFIELD – For the first time in 70 years, Lone Star State Bank, formerly First National Bank, will not have a Richardson in charge. Mike Richardson will now step down and turn local operations over to Philip Field.
SNYDER – County Commissioners tabled modifying the speed limits on four roads when they met Tuesday.
SLATON– The Slaton Independent School District (SISD) board of trustees approved an attendance requirement for math and science teacher stipends June 14 during the board’s regular monthly meeting.
TAHOKA – A county-wide burn ban that was recently lifted is expected to be reinstated on Monday, June 27 by Lynn County officials, according to information this week from Lynn County Judge Mike Braddock.
The “2022 Alternative Crop Options After Failed Cotton and Late-Season Crop Planting for the Texas South Plains” is now available from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.
Even farmers with irrigated cropland are facing a challenge from this year’s dry weather and high temperatures, as this tractor was kicking up dust while working to control weeds one morning this past week in a fi eld with a pair of centerpivot irrigation systems. LPR photo
The 2022 Texas hay production outlook appears in doubt due to high fertilizer prices and widespread drought, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations of domestic Upland cotton producers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and importers of cotton and cotton-containing products for positions on the Cotton Board.
The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas has announced the launch of its Texas organic webpage.
Arthur Pedroza (left) was the winner of a new gas grill given away by the local United Supermarkets store as part of a Father’s Day promotion. Making the presentation was Terry Bryant, local store manager. Photo courtesy Terry Bryant
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