McCarthy defends EPA on WOTUS, pesticides
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chief Gina McCarthy put up a stout defense at a House Committee on Agriculture hearing on [...]
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02, 2016
President’s proposed budget mixed for agriculture
The president’s proposed budget provides a mixed bag for agriculture, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. The budget proposal [...]
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02, 2016
Cotton growers keep upbeat outlook in desperate times
Though it looks bleak for American cotton growers to get cottonseed listed as an “other oilseed,” cotton-growing groups are not [...]
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02, 2016
AgriLife conducts agricultural rate survey
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is researching the prices that custom agricultural operations charge. Categories that fall in these custom [...]
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02, 2016
Changes announced to livestock trading
Changes will soon be made in the live and feeder cattle and lean hog markets after industry representatives expressed concerns [...]
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02, 2016
Universities receive USDA funding to study citrus greening
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently awarded universities $20.1 million to research the Huanglongbing (HLB) disease. The funding is [...]
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02, 2016
Proposal to cut crop insurance, fund summer meal program
President Barack Obama has released a budget proposal that includes $18 billion in cuts to crop insurance over the next [...]
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02, 2016
Farm income falling for a third year
Farmers will likely see a drop in profit for the third straight year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s [...]
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02, 2016
Texas oil, gas revenues in decline
After Texas oil and gas companies paid $13.8 billion in state and local taxes and state royalties in 2015, the [...]
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02, 2016
Stripe rust hitting Texas wheat fields
Early sightings of stripe rust in Texas winter wheat fields should prompt farmers to scout their fields. The infestation, although [...]