Farm Bureau shares challenges of aging farm workforce with Congress
American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall recently testified before The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging about the challenges facing agriculture. He told the committee that as more farmers reach retirement age, fewer [...]
Pandemic likely to increase farm bankruptcies
Farm bankruptcies were rising before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and more challenges are ahead. The trend is concerning, American Farm [...]
Rural Resilience training addresses farm, ranch stress
As people around the country look for big and small ways to help their neighbors through the uncertainty that has [...]
Practice food safety on Memorial Day, grilling season
It is important to remember food safety practices to prevent foodborne illnesses this Memorial Day weekend and throughout the summer [...]
Free CARES Act training for farmers, ranchers
A free training course on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is available for Texas farmers and [...]
Cotton production figures for 2019 released
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) recently released Annual Cotton Review held some surprises for [...]
March margin triggers DMC program payment
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced this week that the March 2020 income over feed [...]
AgriLife Extension uncovers new sorghum breeding tool
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service researchers have found a chemical method of inducing male sterility [...]
New report details COVID-19’s impact on Texas agriculture
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on Texas agriculture. Since social distancing and [...]