Branded by the Bureau rounds up support for stock show youth
By Julie Tomascik Editor What began as an idea among county Farm Bureau leaders came to life in the show ring during the inaugural District 3 Branded by the Bureau Stock Show. Youth exhibitors [...]
USDA issues first CFAP payments to farmers
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) approved more than [...]
Court vacates three dicamba registrations
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals pulled the registration of three dicamba herbicides after [...]
Legislative fix brings flexibility to PPP
Changes recently passed by the House and Senate to the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck (SBA) Protection Program (PPP) offers farmers [...]
Peanut butter popularity spreads during COVID-19
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Peanut butter, a common American food, has seen sales increase since the start of the [...]
Central Texas crops pummeled by hail, storms
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Storms rolled through Central Texas in late May, bringing heavy rain, strong wind gusts, flooding [...]
Matagorda County farmers plant first hemp crop
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The 2018 Farm Bill legalized industrial hemp production for the first time in nearly 100 [...]
COVID-19 leads to U.S. ag export declines for 2020
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The latest Outlook for Agricultural Trade, published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has [...]
Path cleared for U.S. sorghum exports to Vietnam
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor After more than four years of negotiations, U.S. sorghum will soon be headed to Vietnam. [...]