A meeting of the Lamb County Commissioners’ Court will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, April 25 2022, in the Lamb County Courthouse, where an 11-item agenda will be considered.

FARWELL AND 84—The construction crew is working on a major pump in a hole that is 20-feet deep on the north service road alongside Highway 84 at Farwell Avenue. The supervisor reported the construction could be completed in a few days, barring more delays. Drivers are advised to avoid the area. (Photo by Ann Reagan)

Lamb County SWCD has partnered with the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, Association of Texas Soil & Water Conservation Districts, Texas Wildlife Association, and Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association to highlight Soil and Water Stewardship Week and the importance of voluntary land stewardship in Texas. The statewide campaign is April 24 through May 1, 2022, and the focus this year is “Healthy Soils, Healthy Life.”

The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB), Association of Texas Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, and Texas Wildlife Association are joining organizations across the state in a campaign to highlight the importance of voluntary land stewardship in Texas.

A Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), like a county or school district, is a subdivision of State government. A SWCD is brought into existence by a vote of the landowners within the boundaries of a district.

Texas A&M University economists will soon deliver a report to Congress that will show the surging fertilizer price impact on U.S. farmers is over double the drag estimated in a report late last year.

Wildfire in south Levelland Wildfire in south Levelland caused the mayor to issue an emergency evacuation of the area April 12th. In March, state and local resources responded to 726 wildfires that burned 164,257 acres across the state.