Fewer Texas, U.S. cotton acres expected in 2025
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist The U.S. and Texas will see fewer cotton acres planted this year. Texas farmers are projected to plant 5 million acres, down 15.8% from 5.95 million acres last year, [...]
Texan among AFBF leadership program graduates
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Bee County Farm Bureau member James O’Brien was one of 10 graduates of the American [...]
USDA launches youth-focused website
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently launched a youth-focused website to help engage younger [...]
American Broadband Initiative connecting rural America
The American Broadband Initiative by the Trump administration is helping to provide critical broadband connections in rural areas. Megan Nelson, [...]
Bush competes in national Collegiate Discussion Meet
By Julie Tomascik Editor College students from across the nation focused on issues facing agriculture during the American Farm Bureau [...]
Cattle tuberculosis confirmed in Sherman, Dallam counties
Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) officials confirmed cattle tuberculosis (TB) in one Texas Panhandle dairy located in Sherman County. As [...]
Texas receives $1.9 million to support plant protection projects
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating funds to Texas to support plant health [...]
Coalition urges Congress to protect farm program funding
As farmers, ranchers and rural communities grapple with a weak farm economy, nearly 200 organizations, including the American Farm Bureau [...]
National Ag Day highlights farmers, ranchers
By Julie Tomascik Editor Agriculture is food, fiber and fuel. It’s families and a legacy of caring for the land. [...]