Texas Farm Bureau urges lawmakers to act as screwworm threat intensifies
By Julie Tomascik Editor New World screwworm cases are surging just south of the Texas-Mexico border, and ranchers say the clock is ticking to prevent a reinfestation that could devastate Texas livestock production and cost [...]
Texas Farm Bureau announces Farm From School program
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Texas students can now virtually visit farms from their classrooms with the new Texas Farm [...]
Whitworth is #stillranching in Rusk County
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor East Texas rancher Bennie Whitworth strayed from the herd for several years, but his love [...]
USDA feedlot study scheduled to take place in 2021
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor A comprehensive nationwide feedlot study was originally slated for 2020 by the U.S. Department of [...]
TFB announces Feeding the Need co-op contribution program
Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) announced a “Feeding the Need” co-op contribution program with county Farm Bureaus to assist charitable organizations [...]
Poll shows public trust in farmers, sustainability
A majority of U.S. adults have a positive view of farmers’ sustainability practices, and an overwhelming majority trust farmers, according [...]
Students dig into vermiculture with TFB Clover Cash grant
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Thanks to about 2,000 wriggling worms and Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Clover Cash grant program, [...]
Coalition asks lawmakers to intervene in FCC ruling
The American Farm Bureau Federation and dozens of other organizations representing a broad range of industries is calling on lawmakers [...]
Deadline to apply for CFAP-2 by Dec. 11
The deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP-2) is Dec. 11, 2020. This program provides direct [...]