Teal season opens with abundance in numbers
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Teal hunting season is open in the state, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) reports there will be plenty of birds to hunt. Wet conditions were consistent throughout [...]
Education, urban outreach efforts impact students, communities
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Misinformation about agriculture is abundant, but farmers, ranchers and Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) are working [...]
TPWD holds public meetings on potential doe season
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is conducting two public scoping meetings this week to [...]
Rebuilding America: Outlook for infrastructure policy
Members of the Rebuild Rural Coalition shared insights about the likelihood of infrastructure policy changes at a workshop at American [...]
USDA to reopen FSA offices for limited services during government shutdown
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that many Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices will reopen temporarily in the [...]
Farmers make real news in a fake news world
Farmers and ranchers are on the front lines of the fight against internet hucksters and food faddists in a too-often [...]
Texas young farmers, ranchers compete in Louisiana
By Julie Tomascik Editor Young farmers and ranchers from across the nation competed this week in Louisiana during the American [...]
Farmers focus on breaking the chronic stress cycle
John Shutske, professor and Extension agricultural safety and health specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, outlined the cause of stress [...]
Farm Bureau honors Woody as Farm Dog of the Year
Woody, an Australian shepherd owned by Texas Farm Bureau members Joe and Mary Sheeran, is the winner of the 2019 [...]