Timing Herbicide Applications
Our abundance of rainfall this year has been truly remarkable. I know some local orchard owners that haven’t had to turn on their irrigation...
Muscadines and Other Native Grapes
Earlier this week while assisting a resident just south of Lufkin, I noticed a wild grapevine with numerous clusters of small green grapes. Two...
Understanding and Managing Blue-Green Algae in Ponds
An infrequent but troublesome problem in East Texas ponds is blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria. These microscopic aquatic organisms thrive in warm, nutrient-rich waters.
Under certain...
Texas A&M Forest Service Awards Landowners $155,000 for Wildfire Mitigation
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M Forest Service awarded $155,000 to Central Texas landowners for wildfire mitigation practices through the Mechanical Fuel Reduction Grant...
Growing Apples in East Texas
Earlier this week, my buddy Scott and I were talking about all the fruit trees around our parts. He asked me why we didn’t...