New trade deals to benefit farmers, ranchers
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist The United States recently announced a series of new trade deals that promise to expand opportunities for American agriculture and strengthen economic ties with global partners. “Trade is essential to [...]
Farm Bureau mental health outreach on RFD-TV
Long before COVID-19 gripped the U.S., farmers and ranchers were struggling. Several years of falling commodity prices, natural disasters and [...]
Another $1 billion for Farmers to Families Food Box
President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced up to an additional $1 billion for the [...]
China makes record U.S. sorghum purchases
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor During the first week of August, China purchased a record 32 million bushels of U.S. [...]
Water well owners prepare for flood contamination
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor As Hurricane Laura makes her way across the Gulf of Mexico, property owners in the [...]
Drought intensifies, triggers CRP emergency grazing
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor It’s been a hot, dry summer across Texas. The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) [...]
Trump approves Texas emergency declaration ahead of storms
President Donald J. Trump declared that an emergency exists in the state of Texas and ordered federal assistance to supplement [...]
Student receives grant to research armyworms
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Armyworms can devastate crops, hayfields and pastures, but a Texas A&M University graduate student is [...]
Young farmer uses drones to help other farmers
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Drones are often seen as fun to fly and useful for checking crops, but one [...]