Cary Sims

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Cary Sims is the County Extension Agent for agriculture and natural resources for Angelina County. His email address is cw-sims@tamu.edu Educational programs of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin.

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Pasture Mealybugs: A tiny New Insect That Could Become Our Next Big Problem. 

Even as we're facing the screw worm out in far west Texas with great concern of it getting to our area, there's another insect...

250 Years Ago, the United States Were a Nation of Farmers 

At the time of the American revolution, roughly 90% of the population in our original colonies said they were farmers. To be clear, the...

If You Must Transplant in Summer…Here’s How to Improve Your Odds

Last week a local resident asked me if they could move their old rose to their new house across town. It was a sentimental...

Harvesting Rainwater: An Old Idea Worth Revisiting

The collection and storage of rainwater for later use is nothing new.  It was done long before any “green movement” was even thought about....

Managing the Pond You Already Have

Most pond owners wish that something was a little bit different about the pond on their property. Maybe it's that the water's too muddy....

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Angelina College’s Eight-Week Fall Classes Start Oct. 14

Students who missed the first fall start at Angelina College have until Oct. 13 to register for eight-week Fall 2 classes in Lufkin.

The Forest That Grew Back

Ninety years ago next month, Franklin Roosevelt signed four proclamations creating national forests out of East Texas land nobody wanted. The story of how the pineywoods were cut down and grown back sits in a lake at Ratcliff.

Eight Ribbon Cuttings Fill the Lufkin Chamber’s October Calendar

The Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber has eight ribbon cuttings on the books this month, plus headshot sessions, a luncheon and a Lunch & Learn on AI.

A Decoy Show, A Tent Sale, and Alumni Karaoke Fill Saturday in Houston County

The Crockett chamber has three things on October 10 alone, plus a full week at Stesti in Lovelady and two shows at Camp Street Cafe.
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