Poultry vaccination a possibility for combating HPAI
A vaccination for poultry could be possible to help combat avian influenza, but there are challenges to a nationwide vaccination strategy. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing significant resources to fight highly pathogenic [...]
Texas Supreme Court finds FALA inapplicable to ranchers
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The Texas Supreme Court recently handed down a decision which may have far-reaching implications for [...]
More crops, livestock eligible for CFAP funds
The deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) is extended to Sept. 11 and farmers and ranchers [...]
Apply for funds to help cover costs of organic certification
Organic farmers and handlers can apply for federal funds to assist with the cost of receiving and maintaining organic certification [...]
Teachers encouraged to apply for TFB’s garden grant program
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Teachers can help students grow a lifelong interest in agriculture when they apply for the [...]
Emergency CRP haying, grazing tied to drought status
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced changes late last week for emergency haying and grazing [...]
Land management course available online
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Mesquite trees are a thorn in many Texas landowners’ sides, but they don’t have to [...]
College raises bull calf designed to produce more male offspring
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have raised a bull calf that was genome-edited [...]
Fecal egg count lab now available for sheep, goats
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Sheep and goat ranchers can now send samples to the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Fecal [...]