Abbott expands disaster declaration for New World screwworm
By Julie Tomascik Editor Gov. Greg Abbott expanded Texas’ New World screwworm disaster declaration June 5 in response to the pest’s arrival in Texas and authorized the use of “all available resources of state [...]
Bill introduced to make feral hog eradication program permanent
By Julie Tomascik Editor A bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate would make permanent a pilot program created to [...]
New survey shares insight from Texas landowners
A recent survey of Texas landowners provided insights to help guide programming from state agencies. Over 5,000 Texas landowners [...]
Projected decline in commodity prices through 2024
By Shelby Shank Field Editor The World Bank projected agricultural commodity prices will drop 7% this year and likely [...]
Drought persists in portions of the Lone Star State
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Rain fell across the state over the last 10 days, but some parts of [...]
Texas Farm Bureau submits comments on EID eartags
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) submitted comments to the National Animal Disease Traceability and Veterinary [...]
Free digital skills, ag literacy lessons now available
Additional lesson plans designed to increase agricultural awareness and literacy are now available for teachers across the country. The 2023 [...]
Texas corn acres drop while national crop grows
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Planted corn acres in Texas are expected to decline this season due to significant [...]
Carbon market report released to address common questions
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Researchers from the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute (NRI) developed an overview of carbon [...]