Abbott expands disaster declaration for New World screwworm
By Julie Tomascik Editor Gov. Greg Abbott expanded Texas’ New World screwworm disaster declaration June 5 in response to the pest’s arrival in Texas and authorized the use of “all available resources of state [...]
USDA launches national feeder and stocker cattle dashboard
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) launched the National Feeder and Stocker Cattle dashboard. This [...]
AgriLife Extension launches redesigned prescribed burn school
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service launched a redesigned version of its online prescribed burn school. The self-paced course provides landowners [...]
Texas Farm Bureau awards 2026 FCCLA scholarship
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) awarded Breanna Morgan, a senior at Graford High School, a $5,000 [...]
Texas Farm Bureau leaders discuss regulatory issues with EPA
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas Farm Bureau leaders recently met with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin [...]
Texas farmers can’t afford rising fertilizer costs
By Julie Tomascik Editor Texas farmers are feeling the strain as fertilizer prices, along with other production inputs, continue to [...]
Check for armyworms after rain, mild temperatures
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Farmers and ranchers are encouraged to scout their fields after spring rains and mild temperatures [...]
Hood-Somervell County Farm Bureau donates beef to help feed community
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Hood-Somervell County Farm Bureau recently donated 450 pounds of ground beef to local food pantries [...]
Texas farmers share higher fuel, fertilizer cost impacts with Rollins
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The nation’s capital may be hundreds of miles from the shores of the Red [...]