Coastal Bend farmers hopeful for good harvest despite heavy rains
and last updated 2021-06-29 23:54:08-04
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â Heavy rain ruined Aislynn Campbell s garden in Taft back in 2010, but she s not letting a repeat of that weather pattern do the same this year.
She used sand, compost, and lots of mulch to build-up her garden so that it can handle standing water from the almost daily storms. Its helped her avoid what the neighboring commercial farmers are going through concerns that all of the rain could ruin some crops. Itâs actually not been that hard for me admittedly,â she said.
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Jason Ott, Texas A&M AgriLife
A May 11-workshop, offered in-person and virtually, is to provide insight into the carbon economy and how producers can possibly benefit. Carbon Farming in Texas, workshop scheduled for May 11.
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Aug 31, 2021 to Sep 02, 2021
A workshop, Carbon Farming in Texas, will be presented May 11 in Robstown by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
The objective of the free event is to provide growers with insight into what is bringing about interest in carbon farming and identify current opportunities in carbon markets, as well as discuss practices that should be feasible in the Coastal Bend area.