Signup for Jumpstart, Activate through TFB’s Student Success Series
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Incoming eighth and ninth grade students can dive into leadership, learn about agriculture and become more familiar with Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) through TFB’s Jumpstart and Activate programs. “Jumpstart [...]
AgriLife researchers explore new wild pig control measures
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter They can destroy, or at least heavily damage, a single field or lawn overnight. And [...]
Report highlights state, national beef checkoff promotions
The Texas Beef Council (TBC) has published its 2019 annual report. This report describes key national and state checkoff program [...]
Phase one U.S.-China trade deal continues to progress
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) [...]
Coronavirus aid coming in June, sign up begins today
Signup for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) begins today. “The coronavirus has placed an [...]
Meat production expected to decline in 2020
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) latest Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook shows year-over-year declines [...]
Ag Innovation Challenge gives startup funds to entrepreneurs
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), in partnership with Farm Credit, has opened online applications for the 2021 Farm Bureau [...]
Panhandle couple still farms during COVID-19
By Julie Tomascik Editor In the Texas Panhandle, where the wind whips up the dust, Texas farm and ranch families [...]
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 [...]