Homeschool educators dive into agriculture at TFB ag academy
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Homeschool educators across Texas learned about agriculture at a recent workshop with the help of Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Ag in the Classroom programs. The two-day Summer Ag Academy held [...]
AgriLife Research develops multi-purpose cowpea variety
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Texas A&M AgriLife researchers have developed a new variety of cowpea that can assist farmers [...]
Farmer, landowner workshop set for Sept. 5-6
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), in partnership with Minority Landowner Magazine, will host a [...]
Drought assistance applications available for 128 counties
Drought assistance applications are available for farmers and ranchers impacted by ongoing drought conditions in 128 of Texas’ 254 counties, [...]
U.S. pork welcomed in Argentina
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue celebrated the reintroduction of American pork products to the [...]
Family peach orchard blooms in Fredericksburg
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Agriculture is often a family affair. Farms and ranches are passed from generation to generation, [...]
USDA opens election period for seed cotton program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that farmers, who want to participate in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and [...]
New Quality Counts program requirements for livestock shows
By Haley Herzog TFB Communications Intern Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas 4-H launched a new Quality Counts program, [...]
American Lamb Board releases seasonality white paper
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The American Lamb Board recently published a white paper aimed at assisting lamb producers, processors [...]