Senate Ag Committee to reconsider farm bill draft
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry is soon expected to once again take up its version of the farm bill. In a recent farm bill panel held [...]
USDA expands sterile fly dispersal area to combat NWS
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding the New World screwworm (NWS) sterile fly dispersal barrier further into Texas [...]
New rootstock technology fights against citrus greening disease
By Shelby Shank Field Editor A new gene-edited citrus rootstock could offer growers relief in the fight against citrus [...]
Summer Ag Academy open to homeschool educators
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas homeschool educators are invited to a two-day workshop designed to bring agriculture to life [...]
DOJ investigating meatpackers over beef price inflation
By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed its investigation into potential antitrust violations in the U.S. cattle [...]
Ranchers tour USDA screwworm, cattle fever tick facilities
By Julie Tomascik Editor Members of Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Commodity Advisory Committees toured U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) [...]
Annual TFB Summer Conference set for June 22-24 in San Marcos
By Julie Tomascik Editor An overview of trending agricultural topics will be the focus of Texas Farm Bureau’s Summer Conference [...]
Texas lawmakers to study ag-related priorities during interim
By Julie Tomascik Editor Texas lawmakers will take a closer look at several issues impacting farmers and ranchers as part [...]
Texas wheat crop faces widespread disease pressure
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Widespread disease pressure is taking a toll on Texas wheat fields this year as farmers [...]