Transport Quality Assurance program receives updates
A fifth revision of the Pork Checkoff’s Transport Quality Assurance (TQA) program, which promotes responsible practices when handling and transporting [...]
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05, 2014
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05, 2014
Livestock owners receive USDA disaster aid
In just one week, sign-up for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) livestock disaster assistance programs has yielded 10,000 applications [...]
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05, 2014
AFBF says revised pesticide rule must balance safety with risk
In an effort to tighten the standards for the handling and application of pesticides, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed [...]
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04, 2014
AgriLife Research spring field day slated for May 14, Chillicothe
Farmers and ranchers interested in wheat, canola, triticale and cropping systems are encouraged to attend a field day hosted by [...]
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04, 2014
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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04, 2014
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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04, 2014
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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04, 2014
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
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 [...]