FSA County Committee nominations to begin
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the nomination period for local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees begins Thursday, [...]
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Ellis County farmer discusses GMOs, agriculture
By Gene Hall Publisher John Paul Dineen considers himself a spokesman for Texas agriculture, and he hopes other farmers will [...]
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Beef Cattle Short Course set for Aug. 7-9
The 63rd Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course is set for Aug. 7-9 at Texas A&M University in College Station. [...]
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Mahler elected TSSWCB vice chairman
Longtime Wichita County Farm Bureau member and leader Barry Mahler has been elected vice chairman of the Texas State Soil [...]
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Chinese poll to gauge perception of GMOs
China wants to know if its citizens are ready to embrace biotech crops. Next month, Tsinghua University and two other [...]
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Sales tax holiday for water, energy efficient products
Texas families can save on the purchase of certain water and energy efficient products during the state’s Water-Efficient Products and [...]
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TxDOT to hold freight workshops across the state
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)—in partnership with the Texas Freight Advisory Committee, federal, state, regional, local, private and public [...]
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Texas milk production grows
Milk production in the United States was up 2.0 percent in April over a year ago, totaling 18.3 billion pounds, [...]
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Senate votes to approve U.S. ambassador to China
The Senate voted 82 to 13 on Monday evening to approve President Donald Trump’s choice of Iowa Governor Terry Branstad [...]
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Texas onions rebound from rough season
The Texas onion season had an early, but rough start in March. It has since made up for that with [...]