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WASHINGTON, June 1, 2021 – Agricultural producers who have coverage under most crop insurance policies are eligible for a premium benefit from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) if they planted cover crops during this crop year. The Pandemic Cover Crop Program (PCCP), offered nationally by USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA), helps farmers maintain their cover crop systems, despite the financial challenges posed by the pandemic.
Read moreTexas H.B. 2089 has been signed by Governor Greg Abbott and will be enacted beginning September 1, 2021. The bill provides up to $500,000 in funding over the next Texas biennium for early detection of foreign plant pests and diseases, including but not limited to Race 4 Fusarium wilt (FOV4) which is currently present in the El Paso region.
Read moreThe Brownfield baseball team finished the season 6-9-2 overall and 2-6 in District 3-3A and qualified for the first round of the Class 3A playoffs. The Cubs faced the District 4-3A champions Tornillo Coyotes in a three-game series in which the Cubs lost both games, but came close to forcing a winner take all third game before losing on a walk-off single in extra innings.
Read moreThe Terry County Cemetery Board - relies solely on donations from the public in order to keep the cemeteries looking great. If you would like to make a donation or honor someone else with a donation in their name, donations can be made to the Cemetery Fund at the Terry County Treasurer’s Office in the courthouse. Questions about spaces at the cemeteries can also be answered there.
Read more(Left to Right) Beverly Webb 25, Audelia Garcia 17, Lupe Vasquez 4.5 years, Sue Rolan 33 years Mary Jane O’Daniel 42 and Eddie Nicholson 41. Not pictured are Guadalupe Cano 30 years and Jenel Munoz 26.
Read moreThe Texas Water Development Board released its weekly water conditions report showing the areas of the state impacted by the current drought. The TWDB stated this is the fifth consecutive week that areas impacted by drought have declines. The data shows that areas affected by the drought have declined by 42 percentage points. Terry County and West Texas fall into the drought persisting portion of the data. West Texas and all of the Western states in the country are currently dealing with a drought, with small portions of the Eastern states. But Terry County has seen some improvement as the drought intensity has improved from a D3 or extreme drought to a D2 or severe drought. Small parts of the county are still in D3 extreme levels but others are in D1 moderate drought level. What has helped has been the
Read moreOur Promise Youth Academy is under the watchful eye of Brownfield alum Johnny Trevino as the new executive director. The nonprofit organization is currently at the end of the after-school program, which runs throughout the whole school year. Trevino mentioned they have 30 to 40 kids who are signed up for a small fee of $20 for the entire school year.
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