Farm bill overview slated for March 13, Waco
The 2014 Farm Bill contains significant changes in the farm safety net, including new options for farmers and ranchers. An [...]
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TFB announces new agriculture scholarship
A major scholarship honoring former Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) President S.M. True has been announced by the state’s largest farm [...]
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03, 2014
USDA expands support for small, mid-sized farmers
Preliminary data from the 2012 Census of Agriculture shows a diminishing middle class in farming, so U.S. Department of Agriculture [...]
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03, 2014
Agri-Plex Ag Day slated for March 25, Ballinger
To focus on agriculture and consumer issues facing rural West Texans, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is hosting the [...]
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03, 2014
Corn export forecast raised by 25 million bushels
Based on stronger world imports and the rising pace of shipments in recent weeks, the latest World Agricultural Supply and [...]
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03, 2014
AHI and GADA announce alignment with FDA’s antibiotic policy
Through written commitments, members of the Animal Health Institute (AHI) and the Generic Animal Drug Alliance (GADA) have announced their [...]
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03, 2014
APHIS advancing traceability program
Testing, further educating ranchers and others and, eventually, initiating enforcement actions for non-compliance of the federal Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) [...]
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03, 2014
New feral hog management app unveiled
Feral hog numbers in Texas are estimated at 2.6 million head and cause $52 million in damages. The invasive species [...]
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03, 2014
Soybean growers comment on FDA’s proposal to ban partially hydrogenated
A proposal by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to rescind the generally regarded as safe (GRAS) status for partially [...]
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03, 2014
Vilsack says U.S. meat safety not hurt by cut in funding
Funding cuts for the U.S. meat and poultry inspections in the Obama administration’s 2015 budget proposal will not compromise food [...]