Texas food prices increase
Texans are paying a little bit more at the grocery store this quarter. According to Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) latest [...]
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06, 2014
USDA announces $31.5 million in funding to fight citrus greening
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is continuing its fight against a disease that has been known to destroy citrus [...]
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06, 2014
Texas Ag Commish urges Chipotle CEO to discuss move to Australian beef
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Todd Staples is asking the CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Steve Ells, to sit down and [...]
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06, 2014
Hong Kong reopens market to U.S. beef
Eleven years after it first implemented trade restrictions on U.S. beef, Hong Kong has removed the final barriers preventing the [...]
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06, 2014
Eagle Lake Rice Field Day to be held Tuesday, June 24
The 40th annual Eagle Lake Rice Field Day will kick-off at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 24 at the Wintermann Rice [...]
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06, 2014
House delays debate on Agriculture Appropriations bill
The Agriculture Appropriations bill will not come before the U.S. House of Representatives next week as originally anticipated. Instead, the [...]
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06, 2014
RI-AF deadline approaches
Farmers and ranchers have just under a month left to sign up for the Rainfall Index-Annual Forage Insurance Plan (RI-AF) [...]
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06, 2014
FSA County Committee nomination period now open
If there’s someone you think should serve on a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Committee, [...]
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06, 2014
Registration underway for Brown County Range, Brush program
Texans who are interested in learning more about range and brush control as well as coyote and feral hog control [...]
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06, 2014
Economist: El Niño could be good for crop production
El Niño is expected to return to the Peruvian coast this fall, and some experts say that will be good [...]