National Farm Safety and Health Week is set for Sept. 21-27
By Julie Tomascik Editor National Farm Safety and Health Week kicks off with a reminder for farmers, ranchers and agricultural professionals: “Safety First – Avoid the Worst.” This theme reiterates the importance of being [...]
Farmers, ranchers make up less than 6% of Congress
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Only 31 of the 535 members of the U.S. 118th Congress spend time outside [...]
Producers might see higher prices for sheep, goats
Another year of drought conditions led to fewer sheep and goats in Texas, according to the January inventory reports from [...]
Weather disasters in 2023 cost Texas billions in damage
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas saw a record-setting year in 2023 for weather and climate disasters in the nation. [...]
Students learn about food, farmers through Doorways to Agriculture
By Julie Tomascik Editor Students and teachers learned more about agriculture through Texas Farm Bureau’s Doorways to Agriculture exhibit at [...]
AFBF pushes for emergency authority to ensure fair pricing for dairy farmers
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging the agency to [...]
Legislation aims to make fair labels on ‘imitation’ meat
By Julie Tomascik Editor A bipartisan bill introduced in Congress last week aims to establish new labeling requirements for [...]
U.S., Texas cattle numbers continue to decline
By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. and Texas cattle herds once again showed decreases on the Jan. 1 cattle [...]
Toxicant available to help farmers, ranchers control feral hogs
By Julie Tomascik Editor Feral hog control in Texas has gained a new tool that’s shown in a research [...]