Fever Tick Quarantine Expanded in Zapata County, Texas
From TSCRA Press Release
At least 50 premises in Zapata County are in a temporary preventive
quarantine area designated August 29 to prevent the spread of the cattle
fever tick. The quarantine, issued by the Texas Animal Health Commission
(TAHC), requires that livestock being hauled within or from the designated
area first be manually inspected for cattle fever ticks, dipped, and permitted by personnel from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA)
Fever Tick Force or the TAHC. Read more on the TSCRA Web site.
Texas Crop and Weather Report
From TSCRA Press Release
By Steve Byrns for AgNews
Tropical storm Erin brought more rainfall to the San Angelo region with some areas south of the city reporting nine inches, according to Scott Durham, Texas Cooperative Extension district administrator at San Angelo.
“Area lakes have gained more runoff than has been received in years,” Durham said. “Oak Creek north of us is full, and it has been little more than a puddle for years.” Read more on the TSCRA Web site.
Intense Heat Worsens Southeast Drought
By Paul Hollis, Southeast Farm Press
As if to add insult to injury, a continuing drought in the lower Southeast was made worse in mid- to late-August by more than 10 consecutive days of high temperatures reaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit and more.
All-time records were set in some areas, including 106 in central Alabama and 108 in southeast Georgia.
Some parts of Alabama and Georgia are enduring a Level 4 drought, which is the worst drought possible. “Alabama has never seen a Level 4 drought before,” says Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Ron Sparks. “We have been as bad you can get in Alabama for several months now.”
Sparks predicted in August that losses for Alabama farmers this year will total an estimated $225 million for row crops and $36 million for livestock and forage. But the total economic impact, he says, will be more than $1.2 billion. Read the full story on the Southeast Farm Press Web site.
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