Drought News
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December 22, 2009
Multi-paddock grazing provides efficiency and profits for ranchers
(North Texas e-News © 12/21/2009)
Short grazing periods on multiple paddocks within a pasture can not only restore forage conditions, but also profit margins, according to a Texas AgriLife Research scientist. Dr. Richard Teague...
Texas fire officials predict below-normal threat
(Houston Chronicle © 12/20/2009)
This fall, National Weather Service officials predicted that El Nino, the periodic warming of the central Pacific Ocean, would bring a wetter, colder winter to Texas. They said it may help with the drought...
Entrepreneurs honored for overcoming adversities
(San Angelo Standard Times © 12/20/2009)
Lorenzo Lasater, a fourth generation rancher, was having difficulties because of a drought and sought to make a living another way. He and his wife came across Company Printing in 1995 and have since become one of the top design, copy and print shops in San Angelo. “I like...
Top Stories of 2009: Walker County sees record drought
(Huntsville Item © 12/20/2009)
It was a dry year for Walker County. Three separate burn bans were imposed on the area in a span of three months, two of them back to back, due to dry conditions and low average rainfall throughout the county. The first burn ban was imposed on...
Opinions vary as ‘crazy’ weather becomes norm
(Brazosport Facts © 12/20/2009)
It has been a tough year for Faye Adaway’s nursery. A prolonged drought made it difficult for those with green thumbs to plant anything this spring or summer. “Then the snow ruined their fall gardens,” said Dan Adaway, whose wife, Faye, owns Adaway...
It's a shaky year for Texas pecan growers
(Houston Chronicle © 12/19/2009)
SAN ANTONIO — Between the drought, an untimely freeze and heavy rain in early fall, pecan growers in Texas faced challenges this year that will keep the holidays from being as cheerful as they might have been. “We were going to have a real good...
Whoopers showing positive numbers
(Rockport Pilot © 12/18/2009)
Although the year 2009 has been a struggle for the whooping cranes, and the 2008-09 winter ranks as the worst in terms of mortality, there is promising news for the continuation of this rare species. A total of 22 chicks were successfully hatched this summer at Wood Buffalo National...
House Republicans warn Obama on climate steps
(Reuters © 12/18/2009)
Barton and five of his House colleagues traveled to Copenhagen to publicize their belief that carbon pollution should not be blamed for melting ice, rising sea levels and increasing chances of devastating flooding and drought. "We don't have an icecap in Texas," Barton quipped to reporters. The Republicans' message...
'Tis The Season For Fireworks
(KSAT-TV News Channel 12 © 12/18/2009)
Alamo Fireworks is ready to sell nearly 600 different types of fireworks. "(We sell) all kinds of stuff," said Michael Girdley of Alamo Fireworks. "(Stuff that) shoots up in the air, stays on the ground, good colors for grandma...
Two Storms Eliminate Dryness In The East, Drought Reduced Along The Gulf Coast
(CattleNetwork.com © 12/17/2009)
Early in the Drought Monitor period, beneficial precipitation again fell on Texas, helping to ease drought conditions there. The same storm produced precipitation all along the East Coast and was followed by a second storm dropping precipitation along a similar path. Late this...
Drought dries up millions for local ag
(Seguin Gazette Enterprise © 12/17/2009)
Local agricultural losses suffered in the recent drought will likely be above $15 million and could go higher still, commissioners learned this week. Guadalupe County Extension Agent for Natural Resources Travis Franke told county commissioners...
The drought is over for one San Antonio family
(KENS-TV News Channel 5 © 12/15/2009)
If you live in south Texas and want grass, you are going to have to water it.
One San Antonio family had a sprinkler system put in by All American Irrigation Systems for $3,000, but when it and the installer wouldn't work properly, they called Barry Davis and...