DOL to change H-2A wage rate methodology
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The Trump administration is changing the way wage rates are calculated for the H-2A guestworker visa program. In the Oct. 2 edition of the Federal Register, the Department of [...]
Trump, Japan’s prime minister agree to trade talks
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter A top buyer of U.S. agricultural goods is now ready to discuss a trade deal [...]
North Carolina launches Florence Relief Fund
It will take years for North Carolina farm families and rural communities to recover from the catastrophic flooding and property [...]
Applications open for new AgLead-FarmLead program
By Julie Tomascik Editor What happens in the city doesn’t stay there. It makes its way to farms and ranches. [...]
Nutrition experts tour Central Texas farms
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor A group of registered dietitians, nutritionists and Baylor University nutrition sciences students toured Central Texas [...]
Wet end to 2018, start of 2019 projected
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Texans may need to keep the rain boots handy heading into winter and spring. Long-term [...]
Perdue: New trade deal good for U.S. economy
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter After more than a year of talks, the United States and South Korea signed an [...]
SFA horticulture program expands to meet industry needs
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Forestry has long been a staple of Stephen F. Austin State University’s (SFA) curriculum, but [...]
Panhandle family grows Texas potatoes
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The seemingly endless sky stretches in every direction over a vast field. The brownish-red earth [...]