Farmers and ranchers still need a farm bill
While Congress’s One Big Beautiful Bill budget package included $65.6 billion in investment in key farm programs, there’s still work to be done. Brian Glenn, director of Government Affairs with the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), [...]
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, [...]
Clay CFB donates over 900 pounds of ground beef during pandemic
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Clay County Farm Bureau (CFB) has steadily made [...]
Christmas spirit shines for all to see at local grainery
By Julie Tomascik Editor The small community of Zabcikville along Highway 53 is known mainly for its kolaches and sausage. [...]
USDA to take over animal ag biotech regulation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed this week to take over the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) oversight of [...]
New COVID relief package includes ag assistance
Congress agreed on a $900 billion COVID stimulus package late Monday night. The package includes up to $13 billion earmarked [...]
Federal agency to continue monitoring monarch butterfly
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently announced it will leave the monarch butterfly [...]
Texas Tech University researchers double cotton yields
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor A group of Texas Tech University (TTU) researchers genetically modified cotton plants to doubled fiber [...]