USDA issues final 2023, 2024 livestock relief payments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency issued final Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) payments for losses ranchers faced in 2023 and 2024 due to drought, flooding and wildfire. The agency has issued [...]
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 [...]
USDA proposes updated animal disease traceability rule
By Shelby Shank Field Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposed amendments [...]
USDA announces additional assistance for dairy farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the details of additional assistance for dairy farmers, including a second round of [...]
USDA invests $9.6 million to expand meat processing capacity
Shelby Shank Field Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced an additional $9.6 million in grants and loans [...]
Tools available to help Texans control feral hog population
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Texans have several options when it comes controlling the ever-growing feral hog, or wild [...]
U.S., Mexican officials meet to discuss GM corn ban
Mexico’s proposed restrictions on genetically modified corn breaks its commitments under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the Office of the U.S. [...]