Texas to receive $1.4 billion in federal funding for rural health care
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Federal dollars are set to reshape rural health care across Texas, bringing new resources to communities that have long faced challenges accessing care. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas will [...]
Farm taxes would skyrocket without stepped-up basis
Any change in capital gains tax policy that eliminates or scales back stepped-up basis could result in a massive tax [...]
Texas Banded Bird Challenge sees successful year
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor The results are in from the Texas Dove Hunters’ Association’s (TDHA) annual Texas Banded Bird [...]
Teachers can attend TFB’s Summer Ag Academies
By Julie Tomascik Editor Texas teachers will get to the science of agriculture in Texas Farm Bureau (TFB)-hosted workshops this [...]
Jim Wells County student wins TFB Free Enterprise Speech Contest
A high school junior from Jim Wells County took home first place and a $6,000 scholarship as winner of the [...]
Changes coming for 2021-22 dove hunting season
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Dover hunters will have some changes this fall after hunting regulations for the 2021-22 season [...]
Five million acres are in conservation easements
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and farmers, ranchers and other private landowners across the [...]
Immigration crisis harms Texas farmers and ranchers, too
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor A recent surge of immigrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has drawn national attention to [...]
Growers face staggering losses to greenhouse, nursery sector
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor February’s winter storms set back many sectors of Texas agriculture, but one area that was [...]