Texas Farm Bureau opposes proposed mountain lion reporting rule
By Julie Tomascik Editor Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) is pushing back against a proposed Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) rule that would require mandatory harvest reporting for mountain lions in Texas. The rule [...]
S.M. True Jr. Agricultural Scholar Award applications open
Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) is now accepting applications for the 2023 S.M. True Jr. Agricultural [...]
Texas ranchers work through winter storm
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Mixtures of snow, ice and below-freezing temperatures hit parts of Texas this week during another [...]
U.S., Texas cattle inventory decreases following drought
By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. and Texas cattle herds showed decreases on the Jan. 1 cattle inventory report [...]
Record low hay stocks this winter, storage is key
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Two years of drought have severely depleted U.S. hay stocks, and this week’s winter [...]
AFBF comments on Packers and Stockyards Act
By Shelby Shank Field Editor American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) submitted comments on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) [...]
Timing is important for soil tests in agriculture
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Fertilizer prices continue to be one of the biggest input costs for farmers and [...]
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 [...]