U.S. feral hog population could be problematic in ASF outbreaks
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Devastation of the American pork industry—and a lack of retail availability—is a likely outcome if [...]
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09, 2021
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09, 2021
TFB donates to Louisiana disaster relief fund to benefit farmers, ranchers
Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) donated $10,000 to a disaster relief fund administered by the Louisiana Farm Bureau to benefit farmers [...]
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09, 2021
Students ‘visit’ pumpkin patch with Farm From School
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor In September, young students from across Texas took a virtual field trip to a pumpkin [...]
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09, 2021
TPWD proposes changes to CWD rules
To reduce the spread of a fatal, neurological disease in deer, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) proposed several [...]
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09, 2021
Possible tax increases continue to worry farmers, ranchers
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor The latest round of negotiations for the FY22 Reconciliation Spending Package includes proposed tax increases [...]
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09, 2021
Support Texas Agricultural Land Trust in today’s Big Give
The Texas Agricultural Land Trust (TALT), the only land trust in Texas solely focused on the conservation of working lands, [...]
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09, 2021
AgriLife Extension to unveil new peanut sheller
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Texas A&M AgriLife and Texas Peanut Producers will unveil a new precision peanut sheller later [...]
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09, 2021
Family farmers continue climate-smart farming practices
By Julie Tomascik Editor Agriculture has a strong history of sustainability and doing more with less. And in the Texas [...]
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09, 2021
AFBF asks USDA to help farmers affected by border crisis
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor As a crowd of more than 10,000 migrants overwhelms officials and residents in Del Rio, [...]
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09, 2021
Students can apply for Free Enterprise Speech Contest
Students interested in gaining communication skills, learning more about the U.S. government and potentially earning scholarship money are encouraged to [...]