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Photos from Texas worth a thousand words …and a million views

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By: Kathleen Phillips

Contact: Kathleen Phillips, 979-845-2872, [email protected]

COLLEGE STATION — If a picture is worth a thousand words, a collection of them would be worth a million. And that appears to be the case for the unique photo collection of Texas A&M AgriLife taken by its news team.

The AgriLife Today collection of almost 5,000 photos surpassed 1 million views recently, according to Kathleen Phillips, AgriLife Today news manager in College Station.

The photos are the works of the AgriLife Today news team, with some from Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists and agents. They represent programs and science conducted throughout Texas. The collection has appeared at http://bit.ly/agrilifetodayphotos since August 2010, Phillips said.

“The photos depict Texas as traditional as beef and as offbeat as buzzards,” she said. “Our team is located around the state, so we’ve focused on snapping shots of all phases of agriculture production as well as gardening and lifestyle moments.

“And we continue to add to the collection, seeking photos to fill any areas we don’t feel are adequately represented,” she said. “Currently, we are working on depicting various fruit and vegetable crops at various stages in the growing cycle from planting to harvest this year, for example.”

Because the photos are produced by a state agency, they are free for the news media and public for non-commercial uses. All are downloadable in high resolution formats making them useful for online or printing purposes. All photos include a description of the shot.

Viewers are encouraged to follow the AgriLife Today photo collection in order to be notified when new pictures are uploaded.

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Ag Elsewhere: Wyoming

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By Tressa Lawrence

Despite some blue skies, March can still bring sub-zero temperatures to Wyoming as calves hit the ground.

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Ag Elsewhere: Montana

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By Lindsey Monk

Welding on some corrals before dark. It’s been a mild winter in Montana so far, knock on wood.

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Land Market Report: January Land Sales

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By Jared Groce

The rural land market in North Texas has had a fairly stale start to the year, with the number of transactions closed being minimal so far. There has been an increase in call volume from buyers, and some are turning into contracts, but I feel like we are still a little slower than we usually are at this time of the year. The “experts” are expecting fewer transactions in 2024 as compared to 2023, and they may be correct, because election years always seem to be slower. Once the election is over, and regardless of who wins, things seem to pick up once again. It is a strange phenomena that just seems to happen every four years.

With the amount of growth that we are currently experiencing here, I do not expect things to get any cheaper. More people means more houses, and they have to have land to build those houses on.

To read more, pick up a copy of the March issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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