2025 Outstanding YF&R Finalist: Layton and Jessi Schur
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Frontier Market on the historic square in downtown Plainview is where the Schur family’s farm meets the community. Layton and Jessi Schur raise beef cattle and grow more than [...]
USDA launches pilot cattle contract library
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched its pilot Cattle Contracts Library webpage this week. The pilot library aims to [...]
Managing fish in private ponds, lakes
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Improving fishing in private lakes or ponds is possible, but it involves more than [...]
USDA launches national hemp report
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is releasing a new weekly National Hemp Report. The free [...]
AgriLife workshops to cover owning Texas land
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Farmers, ranchers and rural landowners are invited to participate in Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s [...]
Report shows fewer cattle on feed
By Shelby Shank Field Editor With lower beef cow herds coming into this year and rising production costs, along [...]
USDA announces Cattlemen’s Beef Board appointments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture named 40 members, including several from Texas, to serve on the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion [...]
Texas Farm Bureau 2023 scholarship applications open
By Julie Tomascik Editor Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) continues to invest in youth, devoting large amounts of money and [...]
FWS extends effective date for lesser prairie-chicken listing
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is extending the effective date of the final rule to list two [...]