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 [...]
Ranch family helps preserve Attwater’s prairie-chicken
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor In Goliad County, the Dunn O’Connor River Ranch has been in the family for almost [...]
New digital map highlights broadband needs
A new digital map from the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) provides more detail about broadband needs across [...]
FSA County Committee nominations due Aug. 2
Nominations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee members are open. Elections will occur [...]
Stephens County Farm Bureau hosts Food Connection event
By Julie Tomascik Editor Stephens County Farm Bureau collected groceries and monetary donations last month for the local food banks [...]
Texas A&M to study beef heifer production in drylots
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Researchers at Texas A&M University received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture [...]
New video series teaches ranchers about beef checkoff
The Cattlemen’s Beef Board and Oklahoma Beef Council collaborated on a series of entertaining videos that explains how the beef [...]
USDA to review ‘Product of USA’ label
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor After the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its new final rule regarding “Made in the [...]
Texas 4-H Foundation announces TFB scholarship winners
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Investing in the development of future leaders and advocates for agriculture is a fundamental value [...]