Tight margins force Matagorda County farmer into survival mode
By Shelby Shank Field Editor For Richard Beyer, every decision on his Matagorda County farm now comes down to one question: Can he afford it? Shrinking margins, volatile markets and rising input costs have pushed [...]
Support Texas Agricultural Land Trust in today’s Big Give
The Texas Agricultural Land Trust (TALT), the only land trust in Texas solely focused on the conservation of working lands, [...]
AgriLife Extension to unveil new peanut sheller
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Texas A&M AgriLife and Texas Peanut Producers will unveil a new precision peanut sheller later [...]
Family farmers continue climate-smart farming practices
By Julie Tomascik Editor Agriculture has a strong history of sustainability and doing more with less. And in the Texas [...]
AFBF asks USDA to help farmers affected by border crisis
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor As a crowd of more than 10,000 migrants overwhelms officials and residents in Del Rio, [...]
Students can apply for Free Enterprise Speech Contest
Students interested in gaining communication skills, learning more about the U.S. government and potentially earning scholarship money are encouraged to [...]
Central Texas couple balances farming, family life
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor It’s been a great year for many corn farmers in Central Texas. Some, like McLennan [...]
Feeding Minds Press releases ‘Barn at Night’ children’s book
A new children’s book is now available for families searching for a captivating agriculture story to share. Barn at Night, [...]
National program helps grow rural communities through nonprofits
By Julie Tomascik Editor Texas farmers and ranchers have the opportunity to donate funds to a local nonprofit of their [...]