USDA opens sterile fly dispersal facility in Mexico
By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) opened a new sterile fly dispersal facility in Tampico, Mexico. The facility will allow USDA to conduct aerial releases of sterile flies across northeastern Mexico, [...]
Black Vulture Relief Act clears U.S. House committee
By Shelby Shank Field Editor The Black Vulture Relief Act of 2025 advanced through the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee [...]
Farmers and ranchers still need a farm bill
While Congress’s One Big Beautiful Bill budget package included $65.6 billion in investment in key farm programs, there’s still work to [...]
Preventing pinkeye in cattle with fly control
By Shelby Shank Field Editor The risk of pinkeye in cattle increases in the summer. Pinkeye is a common and [...]
Rosenberg Summer Ag Institute brings agriculture to educators
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas teachers learned more about agriculture and how they can incorporate agriculture into their classrooms [...]
San Saba farmer faces flood damage to pecan orchards, pastures
By Julie Tomascik Editor Rain finally came to San Saba and brought with it massive flooding. What started as [...]
House Ag approves updates, reauthorization to Grain Standards Act
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Congress has taken steps to ensure key provisions in the act that provides procedures for [...]
Signup for Jumpstart, Activate through TFB’s Student Success Series
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Incoming eighth and ninth grade students can dive into leadership, learn about agriculture and [...]
Texas Farm Bureau urges lawmakers to act as screwworm threat intensifies
By Julie Tomascik Editor New World screwworm cases are surging just south of the Texas-Mexico border, and ranchers say the [...]