Applications open for 2026 Vet Medicine Loan Repayment Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) applications for the eight situations in Texas designated as having veterinary shortages. These areas include Bell, Borden, Burnet, Childress, Coke, Collingsworth, [...]
Avian flu, inflation drive egg prices higher
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Egg prices continue to rise, driven largely by inflation and avian influenza. The highly pathogenic [...]
TPWD pulls proposal to end goose conservation order
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The Light Goose Conservation Order will remain in place in Texas for at least another [...]
S.M. True Jr. Agricultural Scholar Award applications open
Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) is now accepting applications for the 2023 S.M. True Jr. Agricultural [...]
Texas ranchers work through winter storm
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Mixtures of snow, ice and below-freezing temperatures hit parts of Texas this week during another [...]
U.S., Texas cattle inventory decreases following drought
By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. and Texas cattle herds showed decreases on the Jan. 1 cattle inventory report [...]
Record low hay stocks this winter, storage is key
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Two years of drought have severely depleted U.S. hay stocks, and this week’s winter [...]
AFBF comments on Packers and Stockyards Act
By Shelby Shank Field Editor American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) submitted comments on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) [...]
Timing is important for soil tests in agriculture
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Fertilizer prices continue to be one of the biggest input costs for farmers and [...]