Texas FFA members celebrate National FFA Week
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas FFA members are celebrating National FFA Week with activities highlighting the organization’s impact on students, agriculture and local communities. “During National FFA week, over 180,000 members of Texas FFA [...]
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 [...]
STEM educators gain perspective on Texas beef
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist A group of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers from across the nation attended [...]
NRCS announces deadline for conservation assistance funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Texas has announced the first funding application deadline of April [...]