One Big Beautiful Bill Act a win for agriculture
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The budget package passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump in early July invests millions of dollars in improving the farm bill safety net, preventing animal diseases and [...]
Many Texas farmers harvest bumper rice crop
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor One thing the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t slow down this year: Texas’ rice crop. With the [...]
FSA 2020 county committee elections underway
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mailed ballots for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections to eligible farmers [...]
Locating lost livestock may become easier with drones
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Drones have many applications in agriculture, including helping ranchers locate lost livestock, according to Texas [...]
Texas Supreme Court reaffirms public own state’s white-tailed deer
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The Texas Supreme Court rejected an appeal by deer breeders challenging Texas Parks and Wildlife [...]
Report reaffirms low pesticide residues in U.S. food supply
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor A new report shows pesticide residue levels remain low in the U.S. food supply. The [...]
Report examines cattle market issues, solutions
By Julie Tomascik Editor A new report unveiled this fall by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) provides an in-depth [...]
Lamar CFB contributes to volunteer fire departments
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor When Lamar County Farm Bureau (CFB) found itself with some extra funds in the budget [...]
U.S. red meat exports, corn production mutually beneficial
Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor U.S. beef and pork exports and American corn farms mutually benefit from one another, according to [...]