USDA announces sign up periods for safety net programs
Farmers can begin enrolling in the key farm safety net programs for the 2025 crop year later this month. Enrollment for the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs will be [...]
Teachers will dig into science of agriculture
By Julie Tomascik Editor Texas teachers will get to the science of agriculture in Texas Farm Bureau (TFB)-hosted workshops this [...]
USDA reopens enrollment for improved dairy safety net tool
The new and improved Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy), which will provide better protections for dairy producers from shifting [...]
Drought conditions stall beef herd expansion
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Beef cattle inventory expansion appears to be slowing as drought spreads across the majority of [...]
Fruit flies used to understand muscular dystrophy
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist A group of Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are using fruit flies to better understand [...]
Texas ranchers eligible for drought disaster assistance
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that ranchers and livestock owners in impacted Texas counties may be eligible for assistance [...]
Bayer successes, EU approval push Monsanto takeover forward
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist The $62.5 billion takeover of U.S.-based Monsanto Company by German Bayer may be complete in [...]
USDA will not regulate genome editing
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week it will not regulate plants modified [...]
Texas hunters pursue ample population of spring gobblers
By Gary Joiner TFB Radio Network Manager Spring turkey hunting is underway in Texas, and a state biologist says there [...]