TFB to host Collegiate Discussion Meet in April
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Collegiate Discussion Meet offers college students the opportunity to strengthen their public speaking skills and critical thinking while engaging in conversations about issues impacting agriculture. This [...]
Poll shows COVID-19 impacting farmers’ mental health
A strong majority of farmers and farmworkers say the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their mental health, and more than half [...]
Innovators urged to participate in corn challenge
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Corn has more than 4,200 uses, and even more ways to use the versatile crop [...]
Grain sorghum prospects favorable for 2021
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Grain sorghum acreage in the U.S. has decreased in recent years, going from a high [...]
East Texas poultry growers feel effects of cold weather
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Cold weather across the Lone Star State hasn’t missed East Texas poultry farmers. Even contract [...]
Far West Texas ranchers hit hard by winter storm systems
Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Traditionally, arid Far West Texas has been even drier than normal lately. After a good start [...]
Winter storm resources, programs available from USDA
Programs and resources are available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for rural communities, farmers and ranchers, families and [...]
Winter Garden onion growers escape freeze damage
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Although some Winter Garden vegetable farmers weren’t as fortunate, Dimmit County onion grower Brian King [...]
Rio Grande Valley citrus damaged by freezing weather
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The extreme cold blanketing the entire state of Texas will have disastrous effects on the [...]