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The forestry industry needs soil management

As promised, we’re going to finish our visit on the topic of forestry and the timber industry as we slide into the Thanksgiving holiday week. To quote a friend of mine who works in the forestry business, the end product of the timber business should be “a straight, fat, tall tree.”

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Paxton blocks El Paso’s temporary shutdown, Texas works to quickly distribute vaccine

Texas topped 1 million COVID-19 cases as some counties reimposed restrictions that had been loosened after this summer’s spike.

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What happened the first time I cooked for Thanksgiving?

The year 2020 has been easily one of the most polarizing, contentious and crazy years in recent history and certainly so in my 27 years of life.

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Things we never thought we would do

I’d like to invite you to think back to a time just over ten months ago. The big ball dropped and the calendar turned and suddenly at was 2020.

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Commercial forestry: seed trees vs. seedlings

Last week’s Agriculture 101 column dealt with some basic forestry and timber information. This week we will visit about some of the specifics of the wood industry. Let’s start with some facts about the timber business, more especially Texas timber.

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Rural Texans need better broadband; big voter turnout keeps Texas red

RURAL TEXAS STRUGGLES WITH DIGITAL DIVIDE

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How will multi-sport athletes be affected by COVID-19?

Football and basketball have become undoubtedly the two most popular sports among American sports fans, and that fact is especially true for sports fans in Texas.

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I’m not leaving.

Well, this has certainly been an adventure! I would love to tout my great prognostication skills by reminding you that I said two weeks ago that it would probably be awhile until we know the outcome of the presidential election.