Deadline for Pasture, Range, Forage Insurance approaches
By Kay Ledbetter Texas A&M AgriLife The deadline is nearing for the perennial Pasture, Range and Forage Insurance sign-up, designed [...]
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11, 2015
FDA seeks comments on use of ‘natural’ on food labels
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to know what you think the term “natural” means for food products. Starting [...]
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11, 2015
Farmers urge Congress to make tax extenders permanent
With the year quickly coming to end, farmers and ranchers continue to ask Congress to reinstate and make permanent a [...]
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11, 2015
Cattle prices softening due to U.S. herd expansion
By Blair Fannin Texas A&M AgriLife The nation’s beef cattle producers are in expansion mode and record-high cattle prices have [...]
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11, 2015
TFB member wins Delo Tractor Restoration Competition
He found it. He fixed it. And he walked away a winner. Texas Farm Bureau member Matt Mahler was named [...]
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11, 2015
Farm Bureau launches new farmer veteran mentorship project
A new project by the American Farm Bureau Federation aims to connect veterans with experienced farmers. The Patriot Project, launched [...]
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11, 2015
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Removal of Transform could hurt sorghum growers
By Jessica Domel Field Editor What started out as a complaint in California led to the removal of a popular [...]
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11, 2015
Texas drought continues to dwindle
Less than 5 percent of Texas is now suffering from dry and moderate drought conditions thanks to recent rains. Lingering [...]
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11, 2015
AFBF asks Supreme Court to stop EPA’s abuse of Clean Water Act powers
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments against a lower court ruling [...]