Partisan farm bill jabs in Ag Committee hearing
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter A hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) impact on American agriculture turned briefly into partisan commentary on lack of movement in the farm bill. During the U.S. House Agriculture Committee hearing [...]
Farmers’ confidence falls post-harvest
The Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped seven points in November, signaling a slump in U.S. farmers’ confidence compared to [...]
AgriLife Extension to offer dicamba trainings
By Kay Ledbetter AgriLife Today The Texas Department of Agriculture will require special training in 2018 for new auxin herbicides [...]
EPA appoints Idsal to Region 6 administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced Monday the appointment of Anne Idsal as regional administrator for Region [...]
Water University releases outdoor plant selection, protection practices
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist A state water conservation and quality protection program has advice for outdoor plant selection and [...]
TFB members honored as Outstanding Agriculturalists
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Two Texas Farm Bureau members were recognized as Outstanding Agriculturalists by Texas Tech University for [...]
Deadline approaches to sign-up for 2018 MPP
The deadline to sign up for the Dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP) is Friday, Dec. 15. Farmers are not automatically [...]
Planned breeding schedules pay dividends for ranchers
Every pound counts and every expense should be optimized in the beef cattle business. Financial opportunities can be found in [...]
Congressional committee questions glyphosate report
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The World Health Organization (WHO) cancer agency may lose funding from American taxpayers if it [...]