Agriculture

By Mary Jane Buerkle/Plains Cotton Growers, Inc._ In their first official crop production estimates for the area this season, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service pegged the 2019 High Plains upland cotton crop at 4.93 million bales, harvested from 3.63 million acres. For more on this story, read The Post Dispatch  this week, or subscribe…

Compiled by Staff Needless to say the rains have been spotty in the area. Where over 5 inches are recorded near the county line on West 380, some farms only received 2 inches to the north of 380. For more on this story, read The Post Dispatch  this week, or subscribe to the pdf version…

  Look who is fishing on Lake Alan Henry? Coach Bob Knight was out on the water last weekend with friends last Saturday morning…. (Photo Provided)   Alan Henry Alan Henry: Water clear main lake and 66 degrees, stained up the river and 73 degrees; 1.95’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters…. For more…

By Jennifer Dorsett/Texas farm bureau— I’ll never forget my first garden. I planted the seeds. Watered them. And tiny green sprouts began to emerge several days later. For more on this story, read The Post Dispatch  this week, or subscribe to the pdf version online.  ©Copyright 2019 The Post Dispatch

By Mary Jane Buerkle and Shawn Wade Plains Cotton Growers It’s planting time on the Texas High Plains, and growers throughout the region are sitting on “Go,” ready to plant their 2019 cotton acreage, if they haven’t already started. For more on this story, read The Post Dispatch  this week, or subscribe to the pdf…

SAN ANTONIO – Tomato prices could increase as much as 40% to 80% this year if the U.S. Department of Commerce withdraws from the Tomato Suspension Agreement by May 7. For more on this story, read The Post Dispatch  this week, or subscribe to the pdf version online.  ©Copyright 2019 The Post Dispatch

Special to The Post Dispatch Garza County farmer Ray Mason, directed $2,500 to Garza 4-H Shotgun Sports through America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Bayer Fund. For more on this story, read The Post Dispatch  this week, or subscribe to the pdf version online.  ©Copyright 2019 The Post Dispatch                            Ray Mason is…

By Julia Childs/The Post Dispatch Widely scattered rainfall over the county last week was a welcomed site for most. For more on this story, read The Post Dispatch  this week, or subscribe to the pdf version online.  ©Copyright 2019 The Post Dispatch

Special to The Post Dispatch Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council recently presented their Distinguished Service Award to Ricky King, a former Post resident and PHS graduate during the Annual TACC meeting at Horseshoe Bay in the Hill Country. For more on this story, read The Post Dispatch  this week, or subscribe to the pdf version online. …