Texas Will Soon be Home to Americaâs Biggest Wool Testing Lab By Lupe Zapata Texas
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SAN AGNELO, Texas â Big things are happening in Texas agriculture. Sheep ranchers will soon be saving a lot of money on wool production.
A wool testing facility in the works coming to San Angelo will service the entire nationâs commercial wool testing needs, according to former President of The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) Benny Cox.
âThis part of Texas is known as the sheep ranching capital of the county,â said Cox.
ASI partnered with the Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension Serviceâs Bill Sims Wool & Mohair Research Laboratory in San Angelo to build the testing lab that Cox says will speed the manufacturing process.
Texans Helping Texans: The Friendship State is Delivering During the Cold Crisis By Lupe Zapata Texas
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IRVING, Texas Texas is known as the friendship state, and time and time again people impacted by hurricanes, tornados or the weather crisis we’re in now can find help from their next-door neighbors.
Across the state, businesses and organizations are doing their part to lend a helping hand as millions are without power, cold and hungry. Those needing help are likely to find it by simply looking on social media. During this time of crisis, the friendship state is delivering.
Finding food in North Texas has been hard this week. Empty restaurant parking lots have become a new normal as extreme weather closes businesses that would normally be busy the week of Mardi Gras.