U.S. Senate passes bill to allow schools to serve whole milk
The U.S. Senate last week passed a bill that would allow whole and 2% milk to be served in schools. The bill, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025, would allow schools participating in [...]
Eminent domain reform passes Texas Legislature
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Private property rights advocates are celebrating a key victory after HB 2730 passed the Texas [...]
Feral hog bait could be studied by two Texas agencies
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor A rider in the FY 2022- 23 state budget will allow Texas A&M AgriLife Extension [...]
The root of the matter: Drought tolerance in plants
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor The roots of plants may hold the key to improving drought tolerance, according to researchers [...]
U.S. sorghum set for record-breaking crop
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor U.S. sorghum appears set to bring in the most valuable sorghum crop in history this [...]
Severe weather damages crops, helps drought-impacted areas
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor What a ride Texas weather has taken us on so far in 2021, and it’s [...]
North American trade representatives discuss USMCA
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Representatives from the U.S., Mexico and Canada met online this week to discuss the state [...]
Apply for 2021 Young Farmer & Rancher Contests by Aug. 2
The applications for the Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) 2021 Outstanding Young Farmer & Rancher (OYF&R) and Excellence in Agriculture (EIA) [...]
AgLead-FarmLead tours Southeast Texas agriculture
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Members of the Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) 2019-2020 AgLead-FarmLead program recently spent a week touring [...]