USDA announces plans for Arizona sterile fly dispersal facility
By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding its response to New World screwworm with plans to invest $25 million in a new sterile fly dispersal facility in Arizona. U.S. Secretary [...]
Texas Farm Bureau leader urges support for SAFE CATTLE Act
By Julie Tomascik Editor Congress is considering legislation aimed at strengthening the nation’s response to New World screwworm. Texas Farm [...]
Young farmers, ranchers take ag messages to D.C.
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Rising input costs, agricultural labor, trade, the need for a new farm bill and [...]
Montague County Farm Bureau donates pork through Farmers Feeding Families
By Shelby Shank Field Editor When Montague County Farm Bureau members asked local food pantries what they needed most, the [...]
EPA proposes elimination of DEF deratements
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposal that would eliminate Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) [...]
USDA to rescind meat sector competition rules
By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to rescind two Packers and Stockyards Act rules finalized [...]
Farmer losses projected to increase
Several years of high inflation and low commodity prices, coupled with volatile production costs, are continuing to squeeze farmers financially. [...]
Catastrophic flooding hits parts of Texas
By Julie Tomascik Editor Days of torrential rain have triggered catastrophic flooding across the Texas Hill Country and South [...]
Texas FFA announces 2026 TFB scholarship recipients
Emmy Powell Communications Specialist The Texas FFA Association announced the selection of the 2026 Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) scholarship recipients [...]