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            <description>Agriculture news from around the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, and the Nation.</description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nature Report: Summer Snakes]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Moore]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:38:12 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[With temperatures soaring beyond the century mark in Deep South Texas, a ranch country oasis quickly becomes a magnet for wildlife.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Raise a Pint While Learning About Brownsville History]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Action 4 News Staff]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:58:11 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Why not take a trip back in time this weekend, while having a little fun?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nature Report: Nest for Every Niche]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Moore]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:20:34 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Just a few days ago this lesser nighthawk was carefully tucking two eggs beneath her as she incubated them in the arid ranch land of Deep South Texas.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mexican fruit fly found on orange tree in Harlingen]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Action 4 News Staff]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:50:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Agricultural experts are on alert after officials found a Mexican fruit fly on an orange tree in Harlingen.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bee attacks, how you can stay safe]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Action 4 News Staff]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:51:23 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A recent uptick in bee attacks across the valley has residents swarming for advice.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nature Report: Trout at First Light]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Moore]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:19:15 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The sun is just peeking over the distant horizon as Captain Terry Neal makes his first wade.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nature Report: Young Reddish Egrets]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Moore]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:48:10 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Perched atop the thorny brush on Green Island, a great blue heron surveys the surroundings before dropping down to feed its pair of hungry offspring.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Farmers suffer as irrigation district runs dry]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadia Galindo]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:25:05 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Farmers are being denied their allotment of water because the Donna Irrigation District says they are out.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nature Report: Horny Toads Thrive on Cactus Creek Ranch]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Moore]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:25:21 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Texas Horned Lizard, commonly called the horny toad, thrives on Mary Jo Bogatto's Cactus Creek Ranch east of Rio Hondo where she has marked 23 harvester ant beds, which are the favorite food of Texas's state reptile.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nature Report: Orioles Fledge]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Moore]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 29 May 2013 08:12:27 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The morning seems to begin normally at the Altamira oriole nest in the towering oak, as a parent descends to the opening and feeds the young.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nature Report: Master of Camouflage]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Moore]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 27 May 2013 07:33:46 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Nestled on the ground amidst the clutter of leaves and sticks is a master of camouflage.  Barely discernible, except for a mere unblinking slit of eye is the pauraque.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[New rules for labeling meat go into effect in US]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 May 2013 06:10:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[New meat labels go into effect, telling consumers where animals were born, raised, slaughtered]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nature Report: Audubon Texas]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Moore]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 08:26:57 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The National Audubon Society began its conservation work in Texas in 1899, making it the oldest citizen conservation group in the lone star state, and this year marks the 90th year of the organizations coastal conservation program.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[High crop prices entice farms to expand planting]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[High crop prices entice farmers to expand planting into old golf courses, wildlife preserves]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nature Report: Banner Bay Survey]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Moore]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 08:19:43 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Coastal Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife has a big job, monitoring four million acres of saltwater, including the states bays and estuaries and out to ten nautical miles in the Gulf of Mexico.]]></description>
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