OTC Ivermectin approved for emergency use against screwworm
By Shelby Shank Field Editor The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization for Ivomec (Ivermectin) 1% injectable solution against New World screwworm (NWS) in cattle. Ivomec is authorized for use [...]
Texas Farm Bureau to host hybrid annual meeting
Texas farmers and ranchers will address organizational policy issues and recognize successes from the past year during the 87th annual [...]
Many Texas farmers harvest bumper rice crop
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor One thing the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t slow down this year: Texas’ rice crop. With the [...]
FSA 2020 county committee elections underway
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mailed ballots for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections to eligible farmers [...]
Locating lost livestock may become easier with drones
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Drones have many applications in agriculture, including helping ranchers locate lost livestock, according to Texas [...]
Texas Supreme Court reaffirms public own state’s white-tailed deer
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The Texas Supreme Court rejected an appeal by deer breeders challenging Texas Parks and Wildlife [...]
Report reaffirms low pesticide residues in U.S. food supply
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor A new report shows pesticide residue levels remain low in the U.S. food supply. The [...]
Report examines cattle market issues, solutions
By Julie Tomascik Editor A new report unveiled this fall by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) provides an in-depth [...]
Lamar CFB contributes to volunteer fire departments
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor When Lamar County Farm Bureau (CFB) found itself with some extra funds in the budget [...]