TFB president urges Congress to fund, enhance voluntary conservation programs
By Julie Tomascik Editor Voluntary conservation practices help farmers and ranchers better steward the land and should remain in the next farm bill, Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening told a Congressional subcommittee this [...]
Continue to watch for wildfire activity this winter
A La Niña weather pattern continues to keep most of Texas warm and dry as we head into the new [...]
Stock shows deliver thank you notes, signed poster to TFB
By Julie Tomascik Editor Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo and the State [...]
Bell CFB feeds the need to Feed My Sheep
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor In Bell County, the need for hunger relief, homelessness aid and prevention and basic human [...]
USDA projects rise in 2020 farm income, but will it last?
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor A revised outlook of farm financial indicators released in December estimates a rise in net [...]
Texas rice farmers may increase acreage in 2021
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor In 2021, Texas rice farmers are expected to plant as much as, or even more [...]
Virtual event set for Texas high school science teachers
By Julie Tomascik Editor To help high school science teachers explore agriculture and incorporate agricultural concepts in their classroom, Texas [...]
Trump signs COVID relief, federal funding package
By Julie Tomascik Editor President Donald Trump on Sunday signed a year-end spending bill that included $900 billion in COVID-19 [...]
Pecan weevil quarantine impacts pecan transport
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Earlier this month, pecans from Georgia were brought to a shelling plant in El Paso, [...]