Sterile fly production facility opens in Mexico
By Julie Tomascik Editor The fight against New World screwworm gained another tool this month as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) celebrated a grand opening of a sterile fly production facility in Metapa, Mexico. [...]
Applications open for 2025 White-Reinhardt Scholarship
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Teachers and ag literacy volunteers can now apply for the American Farm Bureau Federation for [...]
Hale, Floyd County farmers, ranchers visit lawmakers
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Farmers and ranchers from Hale and Floyd counties recently met with Congressional lawmakers in Washington, [...]
Farm bill expiration underlines need for new legislation, disaster assistance
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill has expired, and Congress has until the [...]
Dockworker strike could heavily impact U.S. ag exports
U.S. dockworkers went on strike this week, leaving ports from Texas to Maine unable to ship containers of agricultural products. [...]
Texas Farm Bureau names 2024-25 homeschool garden grant recipients
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) named the recipients of the homeschool garden grants for 2024-2025. Fifteen [...]
Students discuss ag issues during 2024 SOFA Challenge
By Julie Tomascik Editor Four high school students were recognized by the Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo and [...]
Nominate areas of rural Texas with veterinary shortages
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) is accepting nominations for geographic areas of Texas experiencing a shortage of veterinarians that [...]
‘Texas Ag Today’ podcast celebrates four-year anniversary
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist For four years, the Texas Ag Today podcast, hosted by the Texas Farm Bureau Radio [...]