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Breaking News: Three Additional Confirmed Cases in Cherokee County
Breaking News: Three Additional Confirmed Cases in Cherokee County

Agriculture

Where’s the “beef?” Rusk FFA researches alternative burger

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...

Farmers, ranchers to receive direct support for losses related to...

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...

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Alto student Kashlyn Kichele Richardson won second place in this year’s annual Area 4 Soil and Water Conservation District’s poster contest -- part of the Texas Conservation Awards program.

Alto student places in Area Soil and Water Conservation District...

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

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Jacksonville FFA member Brantley Bauer spends some quality time with his steer, Rocket. Rocket was the topic of an essay Bauer wrote and entered into the Houston Calf Scramble Breed Essay Contest earlier this year.

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...

Paths of plants and people

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...

USDA designates 83 counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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....

TSCRA: Amid pandemic, ranchers should remain on high alert

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...

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County’s annual Jr. Livestock show canceled

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

OPEI suggests these 8 tips on lawn equipment safety

Spring is here and homeowners are eager to get outside and spruce up their yards. The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), an international trade association...

Family Land Heritage program open for applications

AUSTIN – Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is proud to invite Texas farmers and ranchers to apply for the Texas Department of Agriculture’s (TDA) Family Land Heritage...

Rusk FFA member Elijah Russell is the recipient of a $12,000 scholarship from his hard work and dedication as he participated in the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo calf scramble held last week.

Area FFA members compete in various livestock shows

In a statement released Wednesday morning, Bart Bauer, Expo board president, announced the cancellation of the Cherokee County Jr. Livestock Show. The annual event that was...

Exceptional Kids Livestock Show looking for a few good cowpokes

January 29, 2020

Special to the Cherokeean The Cherokee County Junior Livestock Show is proud to offer an opportunity for special needs children in grades three through 12, to...

Producers can learn more about industrial hemp during a seminar in...

January 9, 2020

Producers can learn more about industrial hemp during a seminar in Greenville Jan. 15. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program is $20 per person and will be...

Head out to the wild horse and burro event in Center, Texas

NORMAN, Okla.—The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro event in Center, TX, on July 12-13, at the Shelby County Expo Center. The two-day event,...

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