AgriLife Extension launches redesigned prescribed burn school
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service launched a redesigned version of its online prescribed burn school. The self-paced course provides landowners and land management professionals with a flexible way to learn how to safely and effectively [...]
Supreme Court to hear case challenging California’s Prop 12
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case against California’s Proposition 12 filed by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) [...]
Resources to increase, expand meat, poultry processing
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the launch of the Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity Technical Assistance Program (MPPTA) [...]
Grants available to grow ag literacy in the classroom
By Julie Tomascik Editor Growing agricultural literacy in schools and communities is a priority for Farm Bureau, and mini grants [...]
U.S., Japan agree to increase beef safeguard trigger level
The U.S. and Japan agreed to increase the beef safeguard trigger level under the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement, the Office of [...]
TFB Student Success Series launches for 2022
By Julie Tomascik Editor Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) is once again launching the Student Success Series to help students put [...]
Report highlights food, ag economic impact
Food and agricultural groups released the sixth annual Feeding the Economy report, a historic farm-to-fork economic analysis revealing how these [...]
TFB establishes West Texas Wildfire Relief Fund
By Julie Tomascik Editor Wildfires have swept across Central and West Texas this month, burning over 86,000 acres. Some of [...]
NRCS announces longleaf pine restoration funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas is accepting applications for the Longleaf Pine [...]