Agriculture
Area Fishing Report
Alan Henry FAIR. Water clear 58 degrees; 5.39’ low. Black bass are great, slowing into spawn fishing on the edge of vegetation and timber with crankbaits, spinners, and worms. Crappie are fair with jigs working the deeper man-made structures around 8-12 feet. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait, and stinkbaiters night and day.…
Read MoreThe Garza Gardener: Aftereffects of the deep freeze
By Ellen Peffley West Texans are hardy and resilient folk, but our plants are not always as resilient. What a year we have had! Looking back to last summer with its lingering drought, a warm December and January and then the February Deep Freeze, West Texas weather has been hard on us. Many plants were…
Read MoreCaprock Crop Production Conference set April 1 In-person event offers six continuing education credits
By Dayna Peterson CEA-ARN for Garza County The Caprock Crop Production Conference for Crosby and Floyd counties is set for April 1 in Floyd County. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service event will take place at the Floyd County Friends Unity Center, 990 Farm-to-Market Road 786 in Muncy. The cost is $45. Advanced registration is…
Read MoreThe Garza Gardener: Daffodils-The March birth flower
By Ellen Peffley Spring officially arrives this Saturday with the March, Spring or Vernal Equinox, when the sun crosses the equator heading north. Days will lengthen and temperatures will warm because the Northern Hemisphere is slanting toward the sun. Daffodils are one of the first flowers of spring. Clusters of slender daffodil leaves emerge,…
Read MoreCotton trials provide producers valuable information for area farmers
Press release provided by Texas A&M AgriLife Special to The Post Dispatch As cotton producers across the Texas High Plains begin preparing for a new season, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists are providing up-to-date information on the performance results of commercially available varieties across the state during 2020 trials. The annual Replicated Agronomic Cotton Evaluation (RACE) trials…
Read MoreMarch 15 last day to complete enrollment for 2021 Agriculture Risk Coverage, Price Loss Coverage Programs
Press release provided by United States Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON – Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2021 must do so by March 15. Producers who have not yet signed a 2021 enrollment contract or who want to make an election…
Read More2021 Garza County Junior Livestock Show results
Krauser, Peterson, Thompson, Wink take Grand Champion titles Goats Grand Champion: Kasen Wink Reserve Grand Champion: Kasen Wink Division Champion – Light Weight: Leightyn Reiter Reserve Division Champion – Light Weight: Cooper Osborn Reserve Division Champion – Medium Weight: Kolten Wink Second – Light Weight: Payton Robinson Second – Light Weight: Cooper Osborn Second –…
Read MoreShowmanship, Top Hand, All Around Sportsmanship buckles awarded to 2021 Garza County Junior Livestock Show contestants
Nancy’s Notions by Nancy McDonald
Food and mood Nancy McDonald Have you ever felt “hangry?” That is, hungry and angry. According to the American Heart Association, you must understand how food and mood interact to make good nutritional choices and avoid emotional or impulse eating. Maybe it’s no coincidence that food and mood are just a letter apart; the two…
Read MoreFishing Report
Alan Henry GOOD. Water clear; 52 degrees; 4.28’ low. Black bass are fair, working brush and manmade structures with crankbaits, spinners and worms. Crappie are good with jigs, working larger structures. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and stink bait. Hubbard Creek FAIR. Water stained; 50-52 degrees; 2.37’ low. Largemouth bass are fair…
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