Category: Agriculture

Back to School Health Fair 2017

Austin County families took advantage of getting an A+ jump on health at this yearโ€™s โ€œBack to School Health Fairโ€ which was sponsored by Texas Childrenโ€™s Health Plan of Texas Childrenโ€™s Hospital, Department of State Health Services and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Austin County.

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Upcoming Public Meeting to Discuss Feral Hogs and Water Quality

The Mill Creek Watershed Partnership is pleased to announce Josh Helcel, Feral Hog Specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be providing a Feral Hog presentation at the upcoming quarterly meeting. The public is invited to attend, we will learn about feral hog management and its impact on water quality.ย  During the meeting, we will also provide updates on current implementation efforts within the Mill Creek Watershed, including water quality testing.ย 

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What Is the Dairy Pride Act and What Legal Issues Could It Face?

The basic premise behind a bill (S. 130) pending before the United States Senate titled the โ€œDefending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, Milk, and Cheese To Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Actโ€ or abbreviated as the โ€œDAIRY PRIDE Act.โ€ is that โ€œOnly actual milk should be called milk in order to avoid misleading consumers.โ€ โ€œIt should not be called milk because it is not milk.โ€

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