USDA launches ‘One Farmer, One File’ initiative
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled a new initiative—One Farmer, One File—that creates a single, streamlined digital record that will follow the farmer throughout the department. Rollins outlined the first of three planned [...]
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 [...]