TFB members, leaders push for viable guestworker program
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter A bill designed to replace the current H-2A guestworker program for agriculture was voted out [...]
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10, 2017
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10, 2017
USDA issues payments to Texas farmers
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting State Executive Director in Texas Erasmo (Eddie) Trevino announced that about 81,000 Texas farms [...]
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10, 2017
Great grains cause temporary storage shortage
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter A record corn crop meant harvest and storage delays for some farmers in North and [...]
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10, 2017
Is there a solution to Texas’ feral hog problem?
By Julie Tomascik Editor Damaging and destructive—feral hogs continue to wreak havoc on Texas farms and ranches. Conventional methods help [...]
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10, 2017
Texas citrus growers fighting theft
By Shala Gean Communications Specialist The Rio Grande Valley citrus crop looks good in both size and quality, according to [...]
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10, 2017
Texas cotton gins busy with state’s crop
Texas cotton gins are busy processing the state’s cotton crop, with some gins still dealing with wet modules from Hurricane [...]
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10, 2017
Deer hunters reminded of fever tick quarantine zone
By Julie Tomascik Editor Concerns of spreading fever ticks have state officials urging hunters in South Texas to be vigilant [...]
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10, 2017
Seven constitutional amendments on November ballot
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Texas voters will decide the fate of seven constitutional amendments. “The future of Texas is [...]
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10, 2017
Beef is back for dinner
By Julie Tomascik Editor Beef is back for dinner, thanks to millennials. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is bringing [...]
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10, 2017
USDA grant can help farmers, ranchers expand
By Shala Gean Communications Specialist Farmers and ranchers can apply for a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) [...]