Report shows planted cotton acreage up from last year
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Farmers in Texas and the U.S. planted more cotton acres this year. The most recent U.S. Department of Agriculture acreage report shows the estimated planted acreage of cotton is up [...]
Texas, U.S. broiler report down from previous week
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Texas hatcheries set fewer eggs this week than last, according to a report from the [...]
Funds available to help beginning farmers, ranchers
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is allocating [...]
Committee examining the future of WOTUS
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter A rancher who spent $40,000 for a permit writing expert, consultant, an environmental assessment, attorneys [...]
White-tailed deer on the move in Texas
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist White-tailed deer season is underway in Texas. Although the season started slow for parts of [...]
TAHC releases Jim Wells County fever tick quarantine area
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program (USDA-CFTEP) released the [...]
Commercial meat production rises in Texas, nationally
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Commercial red meat production is up five percent for the United States, according to a [...]
Texas Farm Bureau member appointed to United Soybean Board
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue appointed Wharton native and Texas Farm Bureau member Daniel [...]
Low commodity rates take toll on farm, ranch capital
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The downturn of the agricultural economy continues to weigh on Texas farmers, ranchers and dairymen. [...]