USDA seeks feedback on animal disease reporting, response
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) veterinary services wants feedback on plans to [...]
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10, 2014
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10, 2014
USDA grants funding for rural broadband, telecommunications
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced funding of $190.5 million to improve broadband and advanced telecommunications infrastructures for [...]
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10, 2014
Faces of Farming & Ranching voting is now through Nov. 2
Two Texans are among eight finalists in the race to find farmers and ranchers nationwide who best exemplify agriculture. Cast [...]
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10, 2014
TCEQ sets Brazos Watermaster public meetings
In April 2014, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) authorized the creation of the Brazos River Watermaster Program downstream [...]
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10, 2014
USDA applies Farm Bill’s production yields provision
Texas cotton producers are pleased to learn the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reconsidered its decision about implementing a [...]
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10, 2014
TFB resolutions by county Farm Bureaus due Oct. 24
Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) is a grassroots organization and its policies originate at the county level. The policy development process [...]
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10, 2014
Drought-tolerant cotton improves economic solidity
The development of a more drought-tolerant cotton varieties is good for the world’s biggest cotton patch’s economic stability, reports Southwest [...]
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10, 2014
USDA issues ‘Made in Rural America’ report
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a new state-by-state “Made in Rural America” report. A fact sheet on [...]
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10, 2014
El Niño stalled, but cool, wet Texas winter predicted
Although predictions favor a weak El Niño to develop over the next couple months, forecasters say there’s a good chance [...]
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10, 2014
APH exclusion approved for insuring spring crops
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved the Actual Production History (APH) Yield Exclusion, which will be available nationwide for [...]