Applications now open for Young Farmer & Rancher contests
Big or small. Organic or conventional. Grass-fed or grain-fed. Each operation is unique and helps make up the diversity of [...]
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06, 2018
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06, 2018
Laws restrict duties of minors on farms, ranches
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter If you plan to hire your children or someone else’s for extra help on the [...]
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06, 2018
Senate farm bill markup set for Wednesday
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Nutrition is set to consider its version of the farm bill Wednesday, June [...]
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06, 2018
Senate releases farm bill draft
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Nutrition unveiled its draft of the 2018 Farm [...]
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06, 2018
USDA’s Farmers.gov receives funding for development
Today, the Technology Modernization Fund Board (Board) awarded $10 million in funding to support the development of USDA’s Farmers.gov customer [...]
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06, 2018
Texas ranch honored for stewardship excellence
By Gary Joiner TFB Radio Network Manager Deborah Clark says Eastern gamagrass—the queen of the prairie grasses—is her pride and [...]
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06, 2018
Senate committee to meet on farm bill
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The U.S. Senate’s Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Nutrition will reportedly release its draft of [...]
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06, 2018
Mid-coast sorghum inundated with rice stink bugs, headworms
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Farmers along the Texas Coastal Bend are encouraged to scout their grain sorghum for rice [...]
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06, 2018
Anthrax confirmed in Jim Hogg County calf
Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) officials confirmed anthrax in one calf on a Jim Hogg County premises on June 1. [...]
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06, 2018
Herzog joins TFB Communications team as intern
Texas Farm Bureau welcomes Haley Herzog, of Robinson, Texas, as the summer intern for the Communications division. Herzog is a [...]