Students took a bite out of agriculture at Lampasas County Farm Bureau Ag Day
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist A hamburger may seem simple, but for Lampasas County students, it became a lesson in food and the farmers behind it. Lampasas County Farm Bureau highlighted the anatomy of a [...]
Changes made to Livestock Gross Margin insurance
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) this week announced changes to the Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) insurance [...]
AFBF seeks farm worker protection funds in relief package
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is asking Congress to offset farm worker protection costs in the next coronavirus relief [...]
USDA releases report into beef price margins
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) yesterday released an investigative report on the impact of the [...]
Brands, retailers can join U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor After a year-long pilot phase, the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol is now ready to take [...]
Webinar to address COVID-19 impact on economy, Legislature
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the Texas economy, and the upcoming 87th Texas Legislature [...]
DeWitt CFB secretary saw many changes over 38 years
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Thirty-eight years is a long time, but recently retired DeWitt County Farm Bureau (CFB) Secretary [...]
2020 dietary guidelines committee releases report
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently posted the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s final [...]
USDA signs shared stewardship agreement with Texas
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a Shared Stewardship agreement last week to establish [...]