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 costly infectious disease that affects herds across Texas and the nation. While ranchers vaccinate their [...]
Share the harvest, feed the hungry with Texas-grown rice
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor In the Lone Star State, 20% of children and 11% of seniors experience food insecurity—or [...]
House Ag Committee passes Cattle Contract Library Act
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee voted to advance the bipartisan Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021 (HR 5609). The bill [...]
AFBF, ag groups file objection to EPA chlorpyrifos ban
A large coalition of agricultural groups wrote to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking it to postpone revocation of [...]
Texas receives CWD funding from USDA APHIS
Texas was one of the states that received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health [...]
House Committee to consider beef contract library bill
A proposed bill that would create a contract library for the beef industry will be considered by the U.S. House [...]
AFBF releases new dairy working group report
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Since the 1930s, Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs) have helped dairy farmers across the nation collect [...]
Rabies vaccination can help save livestock and pets
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Rabies is often thought of as a disease of pets or urban wildlife, but livestock [...]
New docudrama highlights ag sustainability
A new short film released by the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action (USFRA) highlights the role farmers and ranchers [...]