H-2A program growth highlights ongoing farm labor shortages
By Shelby Shank Field Editor The H-2A program grew in 2025 with more than 400,000 workers requested, highlighting the continued domestic labor shortages farmers and ranchers face. The program has grown 185% over the past [...]
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 [...]