Survey shows low number of students interested in ag careers
Jobs within agriculture are abundant, according to USDA data, but high school and college students do not have high interest [...]
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12, 2016
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12, 2016
Additional Zika cases found in South Texas
Enhanced surveillance and investigation in South Texas led to the identification of four additional cases of suspected locally-transmitted Zika virus [...]
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12, 2016
Eminent domain unlocks private property in Texas
By Julie Tomascik Associate Editor Texas property owners face an unbalanced set of laws in the eminent domain process. And [...]
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12, 2016
National 4-H Council, AFBF establish partnership
Leaders of National 4-H Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) today announced a newly established partnership during the [...]
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12, 2016
MPP deadline approaching
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) extended the deadline for dairy farmers to submit their application for the dairy Margin [...]
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12, 2016
Private lake leasing can add income
By Gary Joiner Editor Texas farmers and ranchers have long known about opportunities to lease their property for hunting. Many [...]
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12, 2016
Hit or miss year for Texas pecans
Several factors—like the weather, pest and disease issues—have impacted 2016 Texas pecan production, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension horticulturist [...]
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12, 2016
New conservation opportunities available for farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new conservation opportunities for farmers and ranchers through the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). [...]
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12, 2016
Farmer sentiment jumps in November
Farmer sentiment about the agricultural economy rose 24 points from last month’s low to 116 and reached its highest level [...]
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12, 2016
USDA proposes change to meat nutrition labeling
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently proposed to amend the nutrition labeling regulations [...]