Webinar to address COVID-19 impact on economy, Legislature
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the Texas economy, and the upcoming 87th Texas Legislature [...]
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07, 2020
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07, 2020
DeWitt CFB secretary saw many changes over 38 years
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Thirty-eight years is a long time, but recently retired DeWitt County Farm Bureau (CFB) Secretary [...]
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07, 2020
2020 dietary guidelines committee releases report
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently posted the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s final [...]
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07, 2020
USDA signs shared stewardship agreement with Texas
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a Shared Stewardship agreement last week to establish [...]
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07, 2020
Bailey CFB makes multiple Feeding Texas donations
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Helping the community and promoting agriculture is part of what Bailey County Farm Bureau takes [...]
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07, 2020
U.S., Japan expand trade opportunities
The United States and Japan announced the expansion of their organic equivalence arrangement to include livestock products. The arrangement went [...]
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07, 2020
High temps can bring on heat-related illness quickly
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor As triple-digit temperatures set in and heat advisories remain in effect across parts of the [...]
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07, 2020
USFRA changes name to U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action
After a decade of driving collaboration within the agriculture and food sectors, the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance today announced [...]
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07, 2020
Perdue, Cornyn meet with Texas farmers, ranchers
By Julie Tomascik Editor Volatile markets, uncertainty and the need for additional funding for agriculture were among the topics covered [...]
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07, 2020
First-time hemp growers experience challenges
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Texas farmers are about midway through the growing season for the state’s first industrial hemp [...]