Soil and water conservation week runs through May 4
Two major resources are the subject of Soil and Water Conservation Week, which is set for April 27 through May [...]
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Southeast Texas cotton gin marks 100 years
A three-story cotton gin in Burton, Texas, is touted as the nation’s oldest working gin operating at its original location [...]
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Fed cattle in Texas down 3 percent
Down 3 percent from last year, cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in Texas feedlots with capacity of [...]
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04, 2014
Texas water laws focus of May 1 webinar
Water, a limited resource in the Lone Star State, will be the focus of a May 1 webinar titled “Water [...]
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240 Texas counties declared disaster areas due to drought
Due to the drought, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) declared 240 Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Farmers [...]
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04, 2014
Farmland film debuts in Texas this week
A new film that gives Texas families an opportunity to take an inside look at how their food is grown [...]
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TFB member named finalist in ‘Mom of the Year’ contest
A Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) member, Heather Dineen, was named a finalist in the 2014 America’s Farmers Mom of the [...]
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FDA to reevaluate ‘spent grains’ in animal feed rule
Since the close of the comment period on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed animal feed rule, the [...]
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04, 2014
AgriLife Research releases new St. Augustine grass hybrid
Water-efficient turfgrasses are increasingly important for southern landscapes as water resources are dwindling due to drought, extreme temperatures and other [...]
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Scholarship, YLC deadlines approaching
The students of today will be the leaders of tomorrow. So, Texas Farm Bureau encourages high school students who want [...]