New children’s book helps plant seeds of agricultural literacy
By Julie Tomascik Editor A new accurate agricultural book is available to help young readers learn how apples are grown. Apples for All: A Story About Grafting, the newest children's book from Feeding Minds Press, [...]
Emergency exemption allows import of Tanidil to fight against NWS
By Shelby Shank Field Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) received an [...]
USDA expands sterile fly dispersal area to combat NWS
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding the New World screwworm (NWS) sterile fly dispersal barrier further into Texas [...]
New rootstock technology fights against citrus greening disease
By Shelby Shank Field Editor A new gene-edited citrus rootstock could offer growers relief in the fight against citrus [...]
Summer Ag Academy open to homeschool educators
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas homeschool educators are invited to a two-day workshop designed to bring agriculture to life [...]
DOJ investigating meatpackers over beef price inflation
By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed its investigation into potential antitrust violations in the U.S. cattle [...]
Ranchers tour USDA screwworm, cattle fever tick facilities
By Julie Tomascik Editor Members of Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Commodity Advisory Committees toured U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) [...]
Annual TFB Summer Conference set for June 22-24 in San Marcos
By Julie Tomascik Editor An overview of trending agricultural topics will be the focus of Texas Farm Bureau’s Summer Conference [...]
Texas lawmakers to study ag-related priorities during interim
By Julie Tomascik Editor Texas lawmakers will take a closer look at several issues impacting farmers and ranchers as part [...]