USDA updates LRP to give ranchers more flexibility
Livestock producers now have more flexibility under recent updates to the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency outlined changes beginning with the 2026 crop year and succeeding crop [...]
Texas Farm Bureau to host Tele-Town Hall on cattle industry
Updated at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7. Registration has closed for tonight's Tele-Town Hall call. Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) [...]
Paycheck protection loans available for farmers
The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) interim final rule for the Paycheck Protection Program removes the industry-specific revenue thresholds, according to [...]
Texas delays May primary runoff elections
By Julie Tomascik Editor The May primary runoff elections will be delayed until July in response to the growing outbreak [...]
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 [...]