USDA announces $1 billion in relief funds for livestock producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is set to provide $1 billion in disaster payments to livestock producers affected by drought or wildfire in 2023 and 2024. The funds will be distributed through the [...]
Beef commercials air during Hallmark Christmas movies
By Julie Tomascik Editor As viewers tune in to Hallmark Channel’s Christmas movies this year, they’ll see ads promoting beef. [...]
First bale auction raises $10,000 for RGV students
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The Harlingen Cotton Committee recently auctioned the first cotton bale of 2020 to benefit area [...]
Retail beef market ‘meats’ changing demands
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor In the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, limited availability and fewer variety choices had many [...]
Texas 2020 peanut crop yields a mixed bag
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The 2020 harvest season has wrapped for Texas peanut farmers with mixed results. Some areas [...]
Coronavirus pandemic impacts American lamb exports
The American Lamb Board works with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) to monitor and build export markets for American [...]
TFB announces new IDX member benefit
By Julie Tomascik Editor Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the United States. Statistics show an individual’s identity [...]
New tool will help protect pork industry from foreign diseases
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor To help U.S. hog farmers fight foreign animal disease (FAD) faster than ever before, the [...]
AFBF asks Congress to extend key tax provisions
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and more than 60 other organizations are urging Congress to extend tax provisions that [...]