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BROWNFIELD, TX (May 24,2023) - Picturing water conservation can be a tricky task, but not for Terry County fourth and fifth graders who recently competed in the South Plains Underground Water Conservation District's calendar artwork contest. Approximately 450 students from Brownfield Oak Grove Elementary, Meadow Burleson Elementary, and Wellman-Union Elementary heard a presentation on the value of water in our lives, tips for conserving water indoors and outdoors, and learned other facts about local water resources like the Ogallala Aquifer. All fourth and fifth grade students were then challenged to design and illustrate their interpretation of water saving methods. Competition was fierce with only 13 winners selected for the 2024 South Plains UWCD calendar.
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Just over five months after a Terry County grand jury indicted him on a rape charge there, Garza is accused of raping a Canyon woman. Following the alleged incident on Sept. 20, 2021, Canyon police arrested Garza on a second-degree felony charge of sexual assault on Oct. 8, 2021. A woman reported the alleged assault to the Canyon Police Department on Oct. 6, 2021.
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The Board of Directors of Brownfield Industrial Development met on Monday, May 22 for their regular meeting. There was a lengthy agenda facing the board.
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Not Everyone Trapped By Alcohol is an Alcoholic Families and friends are suffering too. Do you worry about how much someone drinks? Al-Anon and Alateen can help. The Brownfield meetings are held every Tuesday
Read moreA Message from FSAAdministrator Zach Ducheneaux In January, we announced two new programs designed to assist producers who experienced revenue losses from 2020 and 2021 natural disasters or the COVID-19 pandemic. These programs are revenuebased and feel a little different from our regular programs, but the goal is to better support farmers.
Read moreUSDA announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin signing up for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) starting today and running through May 26, 2023. Among CRP enrollment opportunities, Grassland CRP is a unique working lands program, allowing producers and landowners to continue grazing and haying practices while conserving grasslands and promoting plant and animal biodiversity as well as healthier soil.
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