College raises bull calf designed to produce more male offspring
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have raised a bull calf that was genome-edited [...]
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08, 2020
Fecal egg count lab now available for sheep, goats
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Sheep and goat ranchers can now send samples to the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Fecal [...]
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08, 2020
Dairy farmers deserve a voice in milk pricing policy
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) released its final report on priorities for milk pricing reform, calling for more democracy [...]
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08, 2020
Eastland County farmers help neighbor with hay
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor This summer in the small Eastland County community of Carbon, neighbors helped neighbors. Despite being [...]
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08, 2020
USDA extends deadlines, defers interest accrual
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced it will authorize Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) to extend [...]
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08, 2020
Farm Bureau Foundation, Ford rev up ag education
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture and Ford Motor Company are teaming up to put agricultural education resources in [...]
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08, 2020
Deadline approaches for CFAP enrollment
Signup for direct payments through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) ends Aug. 28. The program, which was launched in [...]
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08, 2020
Anthrax confirmed in Briscoe County cow
Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) officials received confirmation of anthrax in one cow on a Briscoe County premises on Aug. [...]
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08, 2020
Farm bankruptcies slow, more aid needed
Farm bankruptcies increased 8 percent over a 12-month period, with 580 filings from June 2019 to June 2020. A six-month [...]
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08, 2020
AgriLife to host webinar on stockpiling, growing forages
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor On Aug. 21, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists will host a forage webinar on [...]