Beekeepers play a large role in Texas crops
Beekeepers are staying busy this time of year, helping pollinate farmers’ crops, said Texas Apiary Inspection Service Chief Inspector Mark [...]
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Tax-free weekend for water-conserving products
Lawmakers, along with the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association, worked together to create the Water-Efficient Products Sales Tax Holiday, which [...]
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05, 2016
TFB seeks extension for farm structure revisions
Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) has requested USDA extend the June 1 farm structure status change deadline to Dec. 31, 2016, [...]
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05, 2016
Canola finding a place on Texas farms
By Shala Watson TFB Public Relations Intern Fields of winter wheat dot the Texas countryside. But a bright yellow crop—canola—has [...]
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05, 2016
Conservation efforts lead to improved habitat
By Julie Tomascik Associate Editor Improved habitat conditions and conservation efforts of farmers and ranchers is part of a strategy [...]
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05, 2016
China cotton sale affecting prices worldwide
By Jessica Domel and Tom Nicolette For weeks, all eyes have been on China as the country—once the largest consumer [...]
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05, 2016
Farm Bureau survey: Farmers want to control their own data
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 11, 2016–Farmers and ranchers want to control the information their equipment collects every time it passes through [...]
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05, 2016
AgriLife teaches students about gardening, nutrition
More than 500 third graders have started to make better nutritional choices thanks to the Learn, Grow, Eat and Go! [...]
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05, 2016
Arson blamed for West Fertilizer Company explosion
The West Fertilizer Company explosion on April 17, 2013 was a “criminal act,” investigators announced Wednesday following a $2 million [...]
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USDA projects lower corn prices
U.S. corn production for 2016-17 is projected to reach 14.4 billion bushels, up 829 million from the previous year and [...]