Panhandle farmers are runner-up in national Achievement Award contest
By Julie Tomascik Editor Texas farmers Layton and Jessi Schur of Hale County Farm Bureau took home runner-up in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) Achievement Award competition. The national recognition was announced this week [...]
Panhandle couple still farms during COVID-19
By Julie Tomascik Editor In the Texas Panhandle, where the wind whips up the dust, Texas farm and ranch families [...]
Pandemic likely to increase farm bankruptcies
Farm bankruptcies were rising before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and more challenges are ahead. The trend is concerning, American Farm [...]
Rural Resilience training addresses farm, ranch stress
As people around the country look for big and small ways to help their neighbors through the uncertainty that has [...]
Practice food safety on Memorial Day, grilling season
It is important to remember food safety practices to prevent foodborne illnesses this Memorial Day weekend and throughout the summer [...]
Free CARES Act training for farmers, ranchers
A free training course on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is available for Texas farmers and [...]
Cotton production figures for 2019 released
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) recently released Annual Cotton Review held some surprises for [...]
March margin triggers DMC program payment
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced this week that the March 2020 income over feed [...]
AgriLife Extension uncovers new sorghum breeding tool
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service researchers have found a chemical method of inducing male sterility [...]