Ultra-low gossypol cottonseed moves toward commercial use
A groundbreaking milestone has been reached in a decades-long effort to transform cottonseed into a viable global food ingredient. Through a new agreement between the Texas A&M University System and Uzbekistan’s Center of Genomics [...]
Dealer trust legislation could help ranchers recoup payment losses
Ranchers may soon have a better secured option for selling their livestock with a dealer trust. The Securing All Livestock [...]
TFB to host Road Ahead for Texas Agriculture webinar
By Julie Tomascik Editor Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) will host a webinar to discuss the future of Texas agriculture on [...]
Cattle fever ticks found outside RGV quarantine area
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have seen an [...]
Banded Bird Challenge registration underway
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Dove hunters in Texas have the opportunity to win a new pickup truck, an all-terrain [...]
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 [...]