USDA requires meat packers to report online cattle auctions
In efforts to provide more transparency and boost price discovery in cash markets, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced [...]
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10, 2016
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10, 2016
Record pork supply hurts market prices
The U.S. hog herd rose 2.4 percent from 2015 to nearly 71 million head as of Sept. 1, according to [...]
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10, 2016
Deadline approaches for atrazine comments
Farmers have until Wednesday, Oct. 5 to have their voice heard on weed management options, and Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) [...]
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10, 2016
Planting early might reduce sugarcane aphid damages
New research indicates planting dates could impact sugarcane aphid infestations in grain and forage sorghum, according to Texas A&M AgriLife [...]
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10, 2016
Improved habitat conditions sustain quail success
Recent quail population surveys point to another strong year for quail numbers in several ecological regions in Texas, thanks to [...]
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09, 2016
TFB challenges WOTUS during Senate hearing this week
By Shala Watson Staff Writer When it rains, water flows downhill and across farms and fields, but at what point [...]
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09, 2016
New IRS proposal could impact farms
There are newly proposed IRS regulations that could impact farmers. The new regulations would drastically reduce or eliminate certain tax [...]
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09, 2016
What’s causing widespread, rapid post oak decline?
Landowners across the state have reported post oak trees dying suddenly. After abundant rainfall fell in Texas this year, many [...]
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09, 2016
What impact will ag mergers have on farmers, ranchers?
By Shala Watson Staff Writer Sluggish markets and tight margins face farmers and ranchers. And those market forces have also [...]
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09, 2016
State climatologist predicts warm, dry winter
Texas is in store for a warm and dry winter, according to AgriLife Today’s Crop and Weather Report. The La [...]