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Should we get started in the vegetable garden?
The wonderful rain and the multiple days of milder temperatures are probably turning your thoughts to “Should I try a vegetable garden this year?”
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Tech livestock judging team crowned national champs
Loni Woolley, a senior from Grandview, was a member of the Texas Tech University Livestock Judging Team that was crowned national champions recently at the 2011 North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky. The team won the contest by a 31-point margin, posting a total team score of 4,677 points.
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Prepping for the show
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Cleburne FFA Jr. Skills team among top 10 at state
The Cleburne FFA Junior Skills team placed among the top 10 at Saturday’s State Leadership Convention.
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JCLAA sweepstakes winners announced
Ten 4-H and FFA members were announced the winners of this year’s Johnson County Livestock and Agriculture Association sweepstakes certificates.
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Joyce Block: Recommendations for mowing and grass clippings
With more than 10 days of 100 degree heat in a row, a small break and now more 100-degree days scheduled, our lawns are not growing as fast as they normally do as they do when it is cooler.
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FSA county committee nominations open
Johnson-Tarrant County USDA Farm Service Agency Executive Director CED Kirk Goodman recently announced that county committee election nominations are now open.
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Stacy Estep: Backyard composting basics
Composting has been taking place in nature from the beginning of time. Leaves and branches fall onto the forest floor and slowly decompose, enriching the soil in the process.
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Claudine Young: Roses top the list of flowers that can take the heat
Most of us have those places in our yard that have too much heat, usually full sun with reflected heat from fences, decks or brick walls. It seems every plant we try, fries. Our Texas summers are tough.
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CHS senior wins national land judging contest
Kaleigh Mangrum competed for herself, her family, her school and, as it will probably turn out, a college scholarship.
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Should we get started in the vegetable garden?
