Applications open for ag water conservation grants
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Applications for the Texas Water Development Board’s (TWDB) 2026 Agricultural Water Conservation Grants are open through March 18. Up to $1.5 million in grant funding is available for agricultural water [...]
Trump signs COVID relief, federal funding package
By Julie Tomascik Editor President Donald Trump on Sunday signed a year-end spending bill that included $900 billion in COVID-19 [...]
Pecan weevil quarantine impacts pecan transport
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Earlier this month, pecans from Georgia were brought to a shelling plant in El Paso, [...]
Clay CFB donates over 900 pounds of ground beef during pandemic
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Clay County Farm Bureau (CFB) has steadily made [...]
Christmas spirit shines for all to see at local grainery
By Julie Tomascik Editor The small community of Zabcikville along Highway 53 is known mainly for its kolaches and sausage. [...]
USDA to take over animal ag biotech regulation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed this week to take over the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) oversight of [...]
New COVID relief package includes ag assistance
Congress agreed on a $900 billion COVID stimulus package late Monday night. The package includes up to $13 billion earmarked [...]
Federal agency to continue monitoring monarch butterfly
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently announced it will leave the monarch butterfly [...]
Texas Tech University researchers double cotton yields
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor A group of Texas Tech University (TTU) researchers genetically modified cotton plants to doubled fiber [...]