Hunter, landowner awareness can help screwworm early detection
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas hunters and landowners are being asked to stay alert for signs of New World screwworm as hunting season gets underway. Although the pest has not yet been detected [...]
West Texas couple still farming during coronavirus
By Julie Tomascik Editor In West Texas, a few things are certain—the wind will blow, the cotton will grow and [...]
TFB, state Farm Bureaus ask Perdue to help cattle ranchers
Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) and Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation spearheaded a letter addressed to U.S. Secretary [...]
Springer calls for state investigation into meat packers
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Texas Rep. Drew Springer asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to investigate meat packers for longtime [...]
Rio Grande Valley cotton crop off to a clean start
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Even with hot, dry and windy weather, cotton planting continued in the Rio Grande Valley [...]
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 [...]