Per-acre bridge payment rates announced by USDA
By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the commodity per-acre payment rates for the $11 billion available to eligible farmers through the Farmer Bridge Assistance program. “President Trump committed to [...]
FSA County Committee elections underway through December
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mailed ballots for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county and urban county committee elections [...]
Food, fuel prices soar higher with inflation
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor The latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index (CPI) Summary confirmed what [...]
Excellence in Agriculture finalist: Chase Brooke
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor A typical day may find Chase Brooke hosting workshops, classes or demonstrations for the public [...]
Unsecure border ushers in risks to agriculture
By Julie Tomascik Editor Illegal immigrants could put livestock in Texas and the U.S. at risk for diseases. But that [...]
New bill combines previously proposed cattle market legislation
By Julie Tomascik Editor A group of U.S. senators released the framework of the new Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency [...]
Carbon market considerations for farmers, ranchers
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Emerging carbon markets have the potential to supplement farm and ranch income. However, there are [...]
Economist cautiously optimistic on cattle markets in 2022
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Beef cattle markets have been extremely volatile over the past three years, but one Texas [...]
Texas peanut farmers grow a crowd favorite
By Julie Tomascik Editor In the Texas Panhandle, a few things are for certain—the wind will blow, the cotton will [...]