A Year In Review — 2022 Livestock And Forage Education
By Dr. Mario Villarino, Hopkins County Extension Agent- Agriculture and Natural Resources RELEVANCE Livestock and forage production are a 3.96 billion dollars industry in the Central Region. Livestock and forage enterprises are affected by climate and market variability. Hopkins County currently has more than 100,000 head of cattle with 27,000 head of dairy cattle. Due to environmental ...
23rd Annual Cotton and Rural History Conference Takes Place April 27
Regional and public history will be the focus of the 23rd Annual Cotton and Rural History Conference scheduled for April 27 at the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum in Greenville, Texas. Students and faculty from A&M-Commerce and Collin College, as well as other guest speakers, will address a variety of topics including rural life in Central Texas, Hopkins County’s dairy industry and how Booker T. Washington’s strategy for...
