USDA issuing second economic assistance payments to farmers
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Additional help is on the way for U.S. farmers impacted by economic pressures like high input costs. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins gave an update on the U.S. Department of [...]
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 [...]
Texas dairies overflowing with growth
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Continued rapid growth in the Texas dairy industry is both a good and bad thing, [...]