Sales tax holiday for emergency supplies set for April 26-28
The state of Texas is helping residents to prepare for the unpredictable weather and emergencies with a sales tax holiday for certain emergency preparation supplies this weekend, April 26-28. “While we can’t know in advance [...]
DOJ subpoenas four largest meat packers
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is formally investigating antitrust violations among the four largest [...]
Sugarcane aphid populations rise in RGV sorghum
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Rio Grande Valley farmers are advised to be on the lookout for sugarcane aphid activity. [...]
Texas leads nation in enrolled Conservation Reserve Program acres
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) offered a general Conservation Reserve [...]
Young Texas farmers purchase self-propelled baler
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor A self-propelled baler is how a young Texas couple hopes to help keep their operation [...]
Texas hunting, fishing dates released for 2020-21
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved changes to the 2020-21 Texas hunting and fishing [...]
USDA issues first CFAP payments to farmers
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) approved more than [...]
Court vacates three dicamba registrations
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals pulled the registration of three dicamba herbicides after [...]
Legislative fix brings flexibility to PPP
Changes recently passed by the House and Senate to the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck (SBA) Protection Program (PPP) offers farmers [...]