AFBF makes policy recommendations to MAHA Commission
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) sent a series of recommendations to the Make America Healthy Again Commission that will benefit health outcomes and ensure farmers can continue growing safe, healthy and affordable food for America’s [...]
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 [...]
Dairy farmers deserve a voice in milk pricing policy
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) released its final report on priorities for milk pricing reform, calling for more democracy [...]
Eastland County farmers help neighbor with hay
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor This summer in the small Eastland County community of Carbon, neighbors helped neighbors. Despite being [...]