Tax Time: Details are key when filing taxes
Monday, 08 March 2010 14:55
By MINDY RIFFLE, Country World Staff Writer
Feb. 25, 2010 - Tax season is in full swing throughout the country and most taxpayers, including farmers and ranchers, are looking for the same thing-the maximum refund.
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Expert: Farm-related insurance usually necessary
Monday, 08 March 2010 14:55
By CLAY COPPEDGE, Country World Staff Writer
Feb. 25, 2010 - Albert Sulak, a Central Texas wheat farmer, never thought much of crop insurance, until he needed it. Fortunately, he had it.
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State veterinarian has plenty to oversee
Monday, 08 March 2010 14:54
By CLAY COPPEDGE, Country World Staff Writer
Feb. 25, 2010 - Dr. Dee Ellis has spent most of his life preparing for his latest position as the State Veterinarian and Executive Director of the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC).
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Beekeepers busy preparing for spring
Monday, 08 March 2010 14:53
By MINDY RIFFLE, Country World Staff Writer
Feb. 25, 2010 - With spring just around the corner, beekeepers are busy preparing their bee boxes.
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Mini Assets: Little donkeys offer big rewards
Thursday, 25 February 2010 21:47
By MINDY RIFFLE, Country World Staff Writer
Feb. 18, 2010 - What was fully intended to be a venture into the goat industry for retired Fannin County couple, R.W. High, 77, and his wife Lenda ,66, in 2005, became a full-fledged passion and love for the Mediterranean Miniature Donkey.
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Family Farming: Family focuses on farm's future
Thursday, 25 February 2010 21:46
By CLAY COPPEDGE, Country World Staff Writer
Feb. 18, 2010 - When Ralph Graff passed away in December of 1995, his son Ken and daughter-in-law Laurie had to take a long look at the operation that had been in the Graff family since 1842. It didn't take long for them to decide new tactics and marketing were in order.
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Nursery business remains active
Thursday, 25 February 2010 21:45
By CLAY COPPEDGE, Country World Staff Writer
Feb. 18, 2010 - Though it might seem like the Great Depression would be a poor time to start a business, seed nurseries like Womack Nursery in DeLeon were the exceptions. Larry Don Womack's grandfather, James Hiram Womack, started the business 72 years ago, in the Roaring' Twenties, but didn't stumble when the Depression hit.
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Chemical use requires caution and care
Thursday, 25 February 2010 21:44
By MINDY RIFFLE, Country World Staff Writer
Feb. 18, 2010 - Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) pesticide specialist, David Inman, warned pesticide applicators that violating state laws and regulations is not a difficult offense to commit.
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Meat Market: Family business has personal touch
Wednesday, 10 February 2010 15:51
By MINDY RIFFLE, Country World Staff Writer
Feb. 11, 2010 - A few things have changed at Fischer's Meat Market in Muenster in the 80-plus years it has been in business, but one thing hasn't -- the loyal customers and service.
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American beef served to American heros
Wednesday, 10 February 2010 15:49
By KARI KRAMER, Country World Editor
Feb. 11, 2010 - Fourth-generation cattleman Bill Broadie is on a mission and he's headed to Texas.
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