World Cotton Day highlights cotton’s impact
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Cotton plays an important role in Texas and national economies, and World Cotton Day celebrates the crop’s impact. Recognized annually on Oct. 7, World Cotton Day highlights the importance of [...]
USDA announces crop insurance flexibility, restores prevented planting coverage
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced changes that would give farmers additional flexibility to [...]
Thrive equips students to lead, advocate for agriculture
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Thrive event equipped high school seniors to be future leaders [...]
Abbott orders audit of proposed data centers
By Julie Tomascik Editor Data center projects seeking access to the Texas electric grid will undergo a comprehensive audit [...]
U.S. detects first case of scrapie in five years
By Julie Tomascik Editor A case of classical scrapie was confirmed in a sheep slaughtered at a facility in Oregon. [...]
SOFA Challenge open to 4-H, FFA members
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist High school students who are members of Texas 4-H or Texas FFA are invited to [...]
July cattle inventory report shows early signs of herd stabilization
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist The latest cattle inventory report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows the [...]
TFB urges stronger protections for landowners facing transmission projects
By Julie Tomascik Editor Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) is urging state lawmakers to strengthen private property protections as they [...]
Congressman visits Cooke County farm to discuss agriculture
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Lawmakers can read reports and statistics, but seeing agriculture firsthand gives a deeper understanding of [...]