Applications open for ag water conservation grants
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Applications for the Texas Water Development Board’s (TWDB) 2026 Agricultural Water Conservation Grants are open through March 18. Up to $1.5 million in grant funding is available for agricultural water [...]
USDA support for certified organic, transitioning farms
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide pandemic assistance to cover certification and education expenses to farmers who are [...]
ARC, PLC payments going out to farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is in the process of issuing $1.8 billion in payments to farmers who enrolled [...]
Funding for WHIP+ extended through 2021
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor A recent stopgap bill funding the federal government through December also contained an expansion of [...]
Texas Supreme Court hears landowner case against Texas Central Railroad
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor The Texas Supreme Court recently announced it granted a motion to rehear a Leon County landowner’s [...]
More Texans interested in sandhill crane hunting
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Over the next few weeks and months, more Texans will have the opportunity to try [...]
Agritourism venues have new promotional opportunity
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is looking for orchards, pumpkin patches, corn mazes and more to showcase on [...]
Texas Beef Council hosted Beef Loving Chefs event
Beef Loving Chefs, a program of the Texas Beef Council (TBC), hosted the inaugural Beef Loving Chefs Summit at the [...]
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 [...]