USDA announces aid payments for specialty crop growers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced one-time bridge payments for specialty crop growers. The agency is providing $1 billion in the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ACSF) Program for crops not covered through [...]
Outstanding Young Farmer & Rancher finalist: Travis and Bethany Wanoreck
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Farming is tough. Being first-generation farmers can be even tougher. Travis and Bethany Wanoreck know [...]
New cotton game sprouting on My American Farm platform
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is expanding the lineup of popular educational games on its My American Farm [...]
Is it safe for livestock to consume pumpkins after fall festivities are over?
Fall festivities are coming to an end, and many people wonder what to do with their decorative pumpkins and [...]
Outstanding Young Farmer & Rancher finalist: Travis and Kaylin Isbell
By Julie Tomascik Editor Tradition runs deep for Travis and Kaylin Isbell, who are leaving their mark on Texas agriculture. [...]
EPA misses the mark on farm herbicide evaluations
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Farm and ranch groups are frustrated with the final biological evaluations made by the U.S. [...]
AgriLife Extension releases prescribed burn toolkit
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Prescribed burns are a useful and beneficial land management tool. However, landowners often run into [...]
Dawson County Farm Bureau continues feeding families
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Dawson County Farm Bureau (CFB) is making sure local families have a happy holiday [...]
USDA invests $32 million in meat processing capacity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $32 million in grants to 167 meat and poultry slaughter and processing facilities [...]