State steer and heifer validation scheduled for June 20th, 2015
Get major show steers and heifers ready: State steer and heifer validation scheduled for June 20th, 2015 Every year, hundreds of show steers and heifers get validated for state competitions in Texas. The validation process for state competitions for steers and heifers in major shows are scheduled in individual counties AFTER the selection of a State Validation Committee. For Hopkins County, the validation committee selected the...
Tree Repair After Storms by Mario Villarino
Recent storms that affected Hopkins County in recent days created significant damage to our older trees. The Department of Ecosystem science and Management, part of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension has made available the on-line publication “the tree care kit”. Part of this publication was written by M. R. Koelling and R. P. Kidd from the Department of Forestry Michigan State University and states: “When storms strike, along with...
