Fighting for water in the Rio Grande Valley
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Lawmakers and agricultural organizations, including Texas Farm Bureau (TFB), continue to urge the Biden administration [...]
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05, 2024
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05, 2024
CWD detected in Edwards County deer breeding facility
Two cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) were detected in an Edwards County deer breeding facility, marking the first detections [...]
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05, 2024
Applications open for 2024 TFB Young Farmer & Rancher contests
By Julie Tomascik Editor The applications for the Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) 2024 Outstanding Young Farmer & Rancher (YF&R) and [...]
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04, 2024
Lawmakers consider Chinese communist threats to agriculture
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural lands, threats to cybersecurity and the theft of intellectual property [...]
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04, 2024
USDA outlines federal order H5N1 testing for dairy cattle
By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week announced a federal order that requires lactating dairy [...]
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04, 2024
South Plains farmers prepare to plant cotton
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Cotton farmers on the South Plains of Texas need a good crop this year after [...]
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04, 2024
Soil and Water Stewardship Week highlights forests
The importance of voluntary land stewardship and the role that forests play in Texas are the focus of this [...]
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04, 2024
USDA to require electronic eartags for certain cattle, bison
By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is requiring electronic eartags for shipment of dairy cattle, some [...]
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04, 2024
Sales tax holiday for emergency supplies set for April 27-29
Flooding, tornadoes, fires and other emergencies can cause chaos and problems in communities. The state of Texas is helping residents [...]
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04, 2024
Lawmakers talk farm bill, disaster aid, water with TFB members
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter More than 200 Texas farmers, ranchers and landowners traveled to the nation’s capital in mid-April [...]