TFB garden grants available to homeschool classrooms
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Homeschool educators can cultivate an interest in agriculture for students through garden grants offered by Texas Farm Bureau (TFB). The organization’s Homeschool Garden Grant Program helps students understand the source [...]
EPA withdraws proposed pesticide rules
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew proposed rules that would lower the minimum age of [...]
Pork leaders form biosecurity council
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Industry leaders have teamed up to help reduce the risks of foreign animal disease (FAD) [...]
Blue Jeans Go Green gives old denim a new purpose
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Those old jeans in the back of your closet may have more use than you [...]
Food inspections continue despite shutdown
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Although the government remains shutdown, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) resumes its inspections on [...]
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 [...]