White House aims to diversify ag workforce
A new initiative seeks to create programs and partnerships to attract different segments of the population into agricultural and science [...]
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10, 2016
National FFA membership reaches record high
The National FFA Organization is answering the need for more highly skilled graduates to fill job openings in agriculture, and [...]
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10, 2016
Zika alert for Rio Grande Valley residents
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) issued a health alert encouraging health care providers in Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, [...]
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10, 2016
Decent cotton harvest expected for High Plains
Texas is forecast to produce 660 million bales of cotton this year. The Texas High Plains produces about 4 million [...]
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10, 2016
New World screwworm confirmed in Florida
The first local infestation of New World screwworm in the U.S. in more than 30 years has been confirmed in [...]
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10, 2016
Hunters reminded of ATV safety while afield
More Texans have died in ATV-related accidents in the last three decades than in any other state. The 753 people [...]
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10, 2016
Texas Beef Checkoff invests in next generation of top chefs
By Misty Martin Texas Beef Council High school culinary educators from across the state are benefiting from an ongoing partnership [...]
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10, 2016
South Plains peanut farmers expect average yields
Peanut harvest has already started rolling in areas of the South Plains. Texas farmers are expected to harvest from 160,000 [...]
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10, 2016
USDA to issue more than $7 billion in ARC, PLC payments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will distribute more than $7 billion in payments to farmers covered [...]
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10, 2016
October is National Cooperative Month
There are nearly 3,000 farmer cooperatives in agriculture whose members include a majority of the nation’s 2 million farmers and [...]