U.S. Senate passes bill to allow schools to serve whole milk
The U.S. Senate last week passed a bill that would allow whole and 2% milk to be served in schools. The bill, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025, would allow schools participating in [...]
TFB member appointed to national task force on ag air quality
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Williamson County Farm Bureau (CFB) President Bob Avant, along with three other Texans, was recently [...]
USDA expands CFAP to contract growers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to provide relief to more farmers and [...]
Call for rural broadband gains traction in legislature
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The COVID-19 pandemic brought many issues to the forefront. For rural Texans, one of the [...]
Annual cotton acreage survey shows slight decline
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor U.S. cotton farmers indicate they will plant fewer acres of cotton in 2021 than the [...]
Drought, weather impacting goose behavior, hunting
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Texas hunters may have to do a bit more scouting to bag a goose this [...]
Tractor, combine sales end higher in 2020
By Julie Tomascik Editor Tractor and combine sales finished 2020 with growth across a variety of farm equipment categories for [...]
Crushing a peanut allergy, one dose at a time
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Today, Landri Furgeson is just like any other young girl. She’s happy and full of [...]
Texas will be home to nation’s largest wool testing lab
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Texas will soon have the largest wool testing facility in the nation. The American Sheep [...]