Apply for funds to help cover costs of organic certification
Organic farmers and handlers can apply for federal funds to assist with the cost of receiving and maintaining organic certification [...]
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08, 2020
Teachers encouraged to apply for TFB’s garden grant program
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Teachers can help students grow a lifelong interest in agriculture when they apply for the [...]
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08, 2020
Emergency CRP haying, grazing tied to drought status
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced changes late last week for emergency haying and grazing [...]
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08, 2020
Land management course available online
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Mesquite trees are a thorn in many Texas landowners’ sides, but they don’t have to [...]
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08, 2020
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 [...]