Commissioner Staples
awards $1 million to remove, control feral hogs
The
Texas Department of Agriculture recently awarded Texas AgriLife Extension
Service $1 million for the agency's new Texas Feral Hog Control Program: Moving
Towards A Long-Term Abatement Strategy. The
Extension
Service estimates the statewide annual economic damage caused by feral hogs is
close to $52 million. more
Sens. Hutchison, McCain
urge ethanol mandate relief from EPA
U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison,
Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, and Sen. John McCain sent a letter — also signed by 22 other Senators — to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Stephen Johnson about the status of regulations for states
applying for an ethanol mandate waiver and urged that
EPA take into consideration food inflation concerns. more
TSCRA signs up 34 new
members at Altus, Okla. membership gathering
TSCRA's
May 1 membership gathering at Rio Rojo Outfitters near Altus, Okla., exceeded
all expectations when 34 attendees signed up as new members. There were so many
new members that the supply of TSCRA gate signs, sponsored by Bayer, ran out
well before all new members had received theirs! more
Web tool puts wildlife diseases on the
map
A new on-line map makes
it possible, for the first time, to track disease outbreaks around the world
that threaten the health of wildlife, domestic animals, and people. Updated daily, the map displays pushpins marking stories
of wildlife diseases such as West Nile virus, avian influenza, chronic wasting
disease, and monkeypox. Users can browse the latest reports of nearly 50
diseases and other health conditions, such as pesticide and lead poisoning, by
geographic location. more
