Texas farmer highlights economic pressures in agriculture
By Julie Tomascik Editor Rising input costs, falling commodity prices and economic uncertainty threaten the livelihoods of family farmers and ranchers. That’s the message Alisha Schwertner, a Texas farmer, shared before the House Agriculture Committee [...]
North Carolina launches Florence Relief Fund
It will take years for North Carolina farm families and rural communities to recover from the catastrophic flooding and property [...]
Applications open for new AgLead-FarmLead program
By Julie Tomascik Editor What happens in the city doesn’t stay there. It makes its way to farms and ranches. [...]
Nutrition experts tour Central Texas farms
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor A group of registered dietitians, nutritionists and Baylor University nutrition sciences students toured Central Texas [...]
Wet end to 2018, start of 2019 projected
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Texans may need to keep the rain boots handy heading into winter and spring. Long-term [...]
Perdue: New trade deal good for U.S. economy
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter After more than a year of talks, the United States and South Korea signed an [...]
SFA horticulture program expands to meet industry needs
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Forestry has long been a staple of Stephen F. Austin State University’s (SFA) curriculum, but [...]
Panhandle family grows Texas potatoes
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The seemingly endless sky stretches in every direction over a vast field. The brownish-red earth [...]
Armyworms attack hay, wheat, oats, grasses
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Recent rains may have provided much-needed moisture for most of the state, but they brought [...]