USDA announces plans for sterile insect production facility
By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new steps, including funding and construction of a sterile insect production facility in Texas, to prevent the New World screwworm (NWS) from reaching [...]
FCC grants temporary broadband access to help rural communities
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted temporary spectrum access to wireless internet service providers across [...]
Prospective plantings report released
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The much-anticipated prospective plantings report was released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this [...]
Philippines hungry for U.S. wheat
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor A new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) says [...]
Invasive wild pigs continue to threaten fields
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter You spend months waiting for conditions to be right, days preparing the soil and hours [...]
Will COVID-19 affect farmland values, sales?
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The spread of COVID-19 has caused global market disruptions and a contraction in the previously [...]
Expanded interview waivers for H-2A program
Last week, the U.S. State Department announced a commitment to processing H-2A program applications to ensure an agricultural workforce by [...]
DFA wins bid for big portion of Dean Foods
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) has been named the winning bidder to acquire a large [...]
Cotton acreage continues to grow on Texas High Plains
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Since 2013, cotton acreage in the Texas High Plains has more than doubled. That’s according [...]