Farmers and ranchers across the nation continue to face market disruptions and associated costs due to COVID-19, and the USDA is offering direct assistance through the...

COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M Forest Service is now accepting grant applications through Sept. 30, to offset the cost of prescribed burning on private lands for Central...

A great and easy way to get your hay tested for free is to enter either a square bale or a large trash bag full of hay in the annual Cherokee County Hay Show and Sale....

(July 29, 2020) Cherokee County AgriLife Horticulture Extension Agent Kim Benton and Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller are urging Texans to take extreme precaution...

Armyworm infestations have recently been spotted in Cherokee County. Though we have been blessed by recent rainfall and cooler than normal...

Of the more than 1,000 Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapters in the state, the Rusk FFA finished with the highest rating possible in both chapter rating systems --...

A great and easy way to get your hay tested for free is to enter either a square bale or a large trash bag full of hay in the Cherokee County AgriLife Extension Agency’s...

Five Rusk FFA members enrolled in the Rusk High School Advanced Animal Science Course and the SFA dual credit Animal Science course started the first phase of what will be...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue last week announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16...

Both the county and the Area 4 Soil and Water Conservation Districts’ Texas Conservation Awards Program banquets have been canceled due to the...

Jacksonville FFA member Brantley Bauer won first place in this year’s Houston Calf Scramble Breed Essay Contest, earning him a $400 award. He was...

It is a comfort in uncertain times to know that some things are certain. Recognizing ideas and beliefs that are universal creates unity among communities easing feelings of...

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 83 Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas on Friday, March 20....

FORT WORTH — The coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the cattle market has been dramatic already. But that’s not the only threat to ranchers’ livelihood, according to Scott...

Better safe than sorry – officials with the 2020 Cherokee County Junior Livestock Show called it on Wednesday, March 18 and canceled the event amid...