Annual ag conference scheduled here Jan. 20
Sun, 01/09/2022 - 12:00am
Offering a wide array of information for local farmers, the Southern Mesa Ag Conference is planned later this month.
News
Effort seeks low-THC industrial hemp variety
Sun, 01/09/2022 - 12:00am
Scientists at Texas A&M AgriLife Research partnered with Growing Together Research (GTR) to collaboratively develop an industrial hemp strain with optimal traits, including reliably low levels of the psychoactive Delta-9 THC.
November cotton and seed figures released
Sun, 01/09/2022 - 12:00am
According to USDA figures released December 30, November 2021 cotton marketings totaled 3,336,000 bales, a huge and impressive uptick in the number of bales marketed compared to the previous month.
Krohn, Scroggins show top swine
Sun, 01/09/2022 - 12:00am
For the second time, Klondike FFA member Kenley Krohn, 13, walked away with the grand champion title in the swine category on the second day of the Dawson County Junior Livestock Show.
Halfmann, Thixton show top steers
Sun, 01/09/2022 - 12:00am
For the second straight year, O’Donnell FFA member Kyndall Halfmann, 12, showed the grand champion steer division during the Dawson County Junior Livestock Show Thursday evening.
Gonzales, Roschetzky win goat show
Sun, 01/09/2022 - 12:00am
Dawson County 4-H member Emiliana Gonzales, 11, won the grand championship in the goat division of the Dawson County Junior Livestock Show on Thursday evening.
Sisters take top honors in lamb show
Sun, 01/09/2022 - 12:00am
A pair of sisters took home the top honors in the lamb competition held Thursday evening at the Dawson County Junior Livestock Show.
Moments in time
Sun, 01/09/2022 - 12:00am
• On Jan. 14, 1639, in Hartford, Connecticut, the first constitution in the American colonies, the “Fundamental Orders,” is adopted. The Fundamental Orders declared that “the foundation of authority is in the free consent of the people.”
Livestock show getting underway
Wed, 01/05/2022 - 12:00am
You could say Lamesa FFA student Sagen Oaks was literally born to raise and exhibit animals in livestock shows.
32 new COVID cases reported in past week
Wed, 01/05/2022 - 12:00am
Almost 70 residents of Dawson County have been diagnosed with COVID-19 during just the past two weeks, according to the latest report afrom the South Plains Public Health District (SPPHD).