Firearm safety equipment now tax-free in Texas
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor As of Sept. 1, firearm safety equipment in Texas is tax-free, thanks to a bill [...]
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10, 2021
Fertilizer prices skyrocket, worry Texas farmers
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor In recent weeks, farm input costs have soared to record highs, leading farmers and ranchers [...]
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10, 2021
New Farm Bureau ag literacy resource shares food, farm facts
Fascinating facts about food in America—how and where it is grown and who produces it—are at your fingertips in a [...]
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10, 2021
CWD Research and Management Act passes House Ag Committee
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor A bill aimed at fighting the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in cervids unanimously [...]
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10, 2021
TPWD forecasts good waterfowl hunting this year
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter There’s good news for duck and goose hunters in Texas. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department [...]
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10, 2021
Share the harvest, feed the hungry with Texas-grown rice
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor In the Lone Star State, 20% of children and 11% of seniors experience food insecurity—or [...]
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10, 2021
House Ag Committee passes Cattle Contract Library Act
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee voted to advance the bipartisan Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021 (HR 5609). The bill [...]
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10, 2021
AFBF, ag groups file objection to EPA chlorpyrifos ban
A large coalition of agricultural groups wrote to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking it to postpone revocation of [...]
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10, 2021
Texas receives CWD funding from USDA APHIS
Texas was one of the states that received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health [...]
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10, 2021
House Committee to consider beef contract library bill
A proposed bill that would create a contract library for the beef industry will be considered by the U.S. House [...]