U.S. House Ag passes farm bill draft after late night session
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter U.S. farmers and ranchers are one step closer to having the certainty and security of a new five-year farm bill. After more than 20 hours of debate this week, the [...]
Texas to receive $1.4 billion in federal funding for rural health care
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Federal dollars are set to reshape rural health care across Texas, bringing new resources [...]
Six Texas Farm Bureau members appointed to TAFA
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Governor Greg Abbott appointed six individuals to serve on the Texas Agriculture Finance Authority (TAFA). [...]
Trump signs bill allowing whole milk back in schools
By Julie Tomascik Editor President Donald Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, allowing whole milk to [...]
USDA awards Texas Tech University’s veterinary school grant
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas Tech University’s School of Veterinary Medicine was awarded a $250,000 Veterinary Service Grant from [...]
Rollins, ag committee leaders discuss ag labor, H-2A
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The need for a reliable agricultural workforce and reforms to the H-2A guestworker visa program [...]
FCC bans foreign-made drones, raising concerns for agriculture
By Shelby Shank Field Editor The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced in December it will prohibit all new foreign-made drones [...]
Panhandle farmers are runner-up in national Achievement Award contest
By Julie Tomascik Editor Texas farmers Layton and Jessi Schur of Hale County Farm Bureau took home runner-up in the [...]
TFB’s early ag teacher event recognized for AFBF New Horizon Award
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Equipping agricultural science teachers with knowledge and experience to connect agriculture to the classroom earned [...]