HLSR volunteers learn about agriculture at annual ag education day
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Volunteers for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) spent a day learning about agriculture with the help of Texas Farm Bureau (TFB). The 13th Annual HLSR Tours Committee [...]
Researchers study emissions of nitrous oxide, methane in feedyard
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist A group of researchers spent a week in a Texas feedyard to better understand greenhouse [...]
Call Texas811 before you dig
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist A free service could protect farmers and ranchers from damaging underground utility lines as they [...]
House Committee takes on farm bill today
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The fate of the next five years of farm, nutrition and conservation programs lies in [...]
Wildfires burn across Texas Panhandle, Oklahoma
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Parts of the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma were devastated by wildfires over the past week. [...]
WTAMU studies cloning for higher quality, yielding beef product
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter A project at West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) designed to improve beef quality and yield [...]
Trump considers reopening door to TPP
President Donald Trump has asked his economic and trade teams to investigate the possibility of rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), [...]
USDA aid for livestock, honeybee, farm-raised fish losses
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will issue $34 million to help farmers and ranchers recover from 2017 natural disasters [...]
SAI takes mystery out of ag
By Julie Tomascik Editor Regardless of the subject—math, science, reading or history—agriculture has a place in the classroom, and teachers [...]