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 be done. Brian Glenn, director of Government Affairs with the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), [...]
Sorghum popping up in snack foods
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Popcorn is one of America’s favorite snacks, with American farmers producing 1.07 billion pounds of [...]
Harvest continues across the Texas Panhandle
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Farmers in the northern-most parts of Texas are finishing corn and sorghum harvest and preparing [...]
Texas student competes for National FFA officer position
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor The 94th National FFA Convention and Expo is in full swing in Indianapolis, with four [...]
Firearm safety equipment now tax-free in Texas
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor As of Sept. 1, firearm safety equipment in Texas is tax-free, thanks to a bill [...]
Fertilizer prices skyrocket, worry Texas farmers
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor In recent weeks, farm input costs have soared to record highs, leading farmers and ranchers [...]
New Farm Bureau ag literacy resource shares food, farm facts
Fascinating facts about food in America—how and where it is grown and who produces it—are at your fingertips in a [...]
CWD Research and Management Act passes House Ag Committee
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor A bill aimed at fighting the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in cervids unanimously [...]
TPWD forecasts good waterfowl hunting this year
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter There’s good news for duck and goose hunters in Texas. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department [...]