December report shows cattle on feed down 2% from year ago
By Shelby Shank Field Editor The December Cattle on Feed report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) showed historically lower placements. As of Dec. 1, cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter [...]
2020 dietary guidelines committee releases report
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently posted the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s final [...]
USDA signs shared stewardship agreement with Texas
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a Shared Stewardship agreement last week to establish [...]
Bailey CFB makes multiple Feeding Texas donations
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Helping the community and promoting agriculture is part of what Bailey County Farm Bureau takes [...]
U.S., Japan expand trade opportunities
The United States and Japan announced the expansion of their organic equivalence arrangement to include livestock products. The arrangement went [...]
High temps can bring on heat-related illness quickly
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor As triple-digit temperatures set in and heat advisories remain in effect across parts of the [...]
USFRA changes name to U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action
After a decade of driving collaboration within the agriculture and food sectors, the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance today announced [...]
Perdue, Cornyn meet with Texas farmers, ranchers
By Julie Tomascik Editor Volatile markets, uncertainty and the need for additional funding for agriculture were among the topics covered [...]
First-time hemp growers experience challenges
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Texas farmers are about midway through the growing season for the state’s first industrial hemp [...]