Stabenow optimistic about farm bill
No formal House-Senate conference has yet been scheduled, but Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) said the principal farm bill [...]
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01, 2014
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01, 2014
Exports, budget among USDA’s top issues this year
Immigration, a five-year farm bill, coexistence plans, agency budgets and programs for beginning farmers top the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s [...]
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01, 2014
YF&R Leadership Conference deadline approaches
Registration is now underway for the Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Young Farmer and Rancher (YF&R) Leadership Conference, which will be [...]
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01, 2014
OSHA should rein in unlawful regulatory reach, senators say
More than 40 Republican and Democratic senators recently submitted a letter to The Department of Labor’s Secretary Thomas Perez demanding [...]
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01, 2014
AgriLife Extension to host crop production conference
Crosby, Floyd and surrounding county residents who are interested in new technologies, practices and legislative matters pertaining to agriculture are [...]
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01, 2014
Landscaping workshop set for Feb. 14, San Antonio
An Earth-Kind Landscaping School is scheduled for Feb. 14 in San Antonio. The event, hosted by the Texas Water Star [...]
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01, 2014
USDA eases National School Lunch Program rules
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the temporary guidelines that allow schools to serve larger portions of lean protein [...]
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01, 2014
Edwards Aquifer hits lowest level in five decades
The Edwards Aquifer started off the year at 640.7 feet, its lowest level to date in more than five decades. [...]
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01, 2014
Global agriculture game released
In an effort to give learners the opportunity to experience the nature of the agriculture industry, the American Farm Bureau [...]
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01, 2014
Planet Agriculture schedule announced
Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) has announced the 2014 Planet Agriculture exhibit schedule. It includes: Jan. 17-Feb. 8 — Fort Worth [...]