Monsanto declines Bayer’s $62 billion offer
Bayer AG offered to buy Monsanto Co. for $62 billion last week, but Monsanto declined, according to the New York [...]
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05, 2016
Updated crop, livestock budgets released
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economists have released the updated 2016 crop and livestock budgets for the current year. The [...]
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05, 2016
TFB requests TB, brucellosis rule withdrawal
Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) has requested the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) withdraw the [...]
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05, 2016
Tribe claims EPA involved in controversial anti-ag campaign
The tribe at the heart of the controversial What’s Upstream advertising campaign in Washington state now claims the Environmental Protection [...]
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05, 2016
Potential in Cuba
By Jessica Domel News Editor As the icy relationship between the U.S. and Cuba continues to thaw, many in the [...]
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05, 2016
TFB opens new Austin Legislative office
Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) opened its new Austin Legislative office today, signaling a new era for the organization and its [...]
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05, 2016
Texas eggs rolling toward cage-free production
Retail interest in cage-free eggs gained additional momentum in April, and Texas egg producers are already making investments in new [...]
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05, 2016
Hay bales: The skinny on size
Hay comes in various sizes and quality. And size really does matter. It impacts the total weight of hay in [...]
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05, 2016
Texas red meat totals increase for April
Texas commercial red meat production for April was recorded at 362.2 million pounds, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture [...]
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05, 2016
Attention graduates: Jobs available in agriculture
By Jessica Domel News Editor Thousands of college students across Texas are walking the stage this month, collecting their diplomas [...]