New World screwworm confirmed in three-week old calf in Texas
By Julie Tomascik Editor New World screwworm (NWS) has been confirmed in Texas for the first time in decades. State and federal animal health officials announced June 3 that the parasitic pest was detected [...]
Friendships, memories made at All Star Showdown
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Showing livestock is more than banners and buckles, and at the All Star Showdown, [...]
Texas students tour farm equipment through Farm From School
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Students learned about farm equipment used to plant corn through Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Farm [...]
Commission approves changes to spotted seatrout regulations
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter To allow the spotted seatrout fishery off the Texas coast to continue to recover [...]
Texas’ only sugar mill to close permanently
By Julie Tomascik Editor Texas’ only sugar mill is closing after 51 years of growing and processing sugarcane into raw [...]
Congressmen question inequality of ERP
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The chairman and former chair of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture last week questioned [...]
U.S., Texas cotton farmers intend to plant fewer acres
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Farmers in Texas and the U.S. are expected to plant fewer cotton acres this [...]
Texas hay supplies remain tight
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Texas hay supplies are better than last year but stocks are still below pre-drought [...]
Ag census shows Texas lost over 17,700 farms
By Julie Tomascik Editor Texas farmland declined by more than 1.6 million acres with a loss of over 17,700 [...]