USDA once again closes border to Mexican cattle imports
By Julie Tomascik Editor Livestock trade across the U.S.-Mexico border is once again suspended, effective immediately. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins made the announcement Wednesday evening, citing further northward spread of the New World [...]
HAULS Act provides flexibility for hours of service
A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate this week provides farmers and ranchers much-needed flexibility for hauling agricultural commodities and [...]
USDA official tours Texas, strengthens partnerships
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement Director Mike Beatty recently [...]
Congress comes through with CCC replenishment
After Senate passage earlier that same day, President Donald Trump on Sept. 30 signed the continuing resolution to keep the [...]
AgriLife landowner laws webinar series scheduled
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Many Texans take great pride in owning their piece of land, but with that property [...]
Cutshall spends 55 years helping Texas Farm Bureau members
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor When Phyllis Cutshall walked into the Lamb County Farm Bureau office on a September morning [...]
Ag negotiator optimistic on U.S.-U.K. trade deal
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The U.S. and the U.K. recently completed the fourth month of trade negotiations, with another [...]
XtendFlex soybeans approved, paves way for U.S. launch
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Bayer AG announced earlier this week that the European Commission (EU) approved the company’s XtendFlex [...]
U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol now recruiting growers
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, a new standard for verifying the sustainability progress of U.S. [...]