Enrollment for 2017 farm bill safety net program coverage opens today
Texas farmers who plan to enroll in farm bill safety net programs Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage [...]
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11, 2016
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11, 2016
TFB Commodity Advisory Committee chairmen named
By Julie Tomascik Associate Editor The Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) Commodity Advisory Committees have new leadership tasked with focusing on [...]
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10, 2016
Farm groups push for precision ag systems collaboration
There are many different Farm Management Information Systems (FMIS) that provide software to help farmers plant, harvest, spray, irrigate and [...]
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10, 2016
Stress, transportation affect cattle health, growth
By Shala Watson Staff Writer More calves get sick during the fall than any other season, which can lead to [...]
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10, 2016
Record low response to USDA crop surveys
U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) surveys are sent to tens of thousands of U.S. farmers to help calculate payments to [...]
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10, 2016
Where are the doves?
Texas dove hunters in much of the central zone have reported slow hunting and scattered birds since the opening of [...]
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10, 2016
Egg production on the rise
Whether you like them boiled, scrambled or fried, one thing is for sure–there are plenty of eggs to go around. [...]
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10, 2016
Northeast Texas residents, hunters advised to be bear aware
Wildlife biologists are advising hunters, ranchers and rural residents in Northeast Texas of a handful of confirmed black bear sightings [...]
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10, 2016
More students choose ag at Texas universities
By Shala Watson Staff Writer Texas agriculture is growing, and the trend at universities in the Lone Star State shows [...]
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10, 2016
Dow, DuPont merger likely delayed
Antitrust officials in the European Union plan to take more time to consider potential competition issues that may be caused [...]