USDA to gradually reopen border to Mexican cattle
By Julie Tomascik Editor Livestock imports from Mexico will soon resume under a phased reopening plan announced this week by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. The announcement follows enhanced New World screwworm prevention efforts [...]
FMD vaccine bank approved in U.S.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the first major foot-and-mouth disease vaccine [...]
Hess Meat Market meets demands during COVID-19
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Hess Meat Market is a family-owned custom meat processor and butcher shop in Muenster. Business [...]
New potential tools to fight citrus greening disease
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Scientists at the University of California Riverside have made big strides this summer in the [...]
Texas Beef Council presents checkoff update at short course
The Texas Beef Council presented a beef checkoff update during the annual Beef Cattle Short Course at Texas A&M University [...]
Tree Check Month a reminder to inspect trees
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Ten minutes is all it takes to check trees and help stop the spread of [...]
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 [...]