Drought, heat take toll on Guadalupe County harvest
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Drought conditions and relentless heat have left Guadalupe County farmer Ray Joy Pfannstiel facing one of the toughest harvests in recent years. Pfannstiel, who grows corn, sorghum, cotton and raises [...]
Sign up open to aid conservation efforts on grassland prairies
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) applications as part of the Regional [...]
H-2A workers now eligible for FLH loans
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced changes to the Housing Act of 1949 [...]
Sugarcane aphids spread through Panhandle
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Sugarcane aphids have been found in small populations across several South Plains and Panhandle counties, [...]
West Texas peanut farmer honored for production efficiency
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Mason Becker, a Terry County peanut farmer, has been named winner of the 2018 Farm [...]
Free Enterprise Speech finalists visit Capitol Hill
By Julie Tomascik Editor Free Enterprise Speech Contest finalists visited Capitol Hill this week. The finalists received an expense-paid trip [...]
Farmers to receive USDA report on ARC, PLC programs
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report with information pertaining to Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) [...]
Stay alert for heat illness during summer heat
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Summer is a time of hard work and high temperatures. This combination could be dangerous [...]
Manage heat stress in cattle this summer
By Haley Herzog TFB Communications Intern With hot temperatures comes the potential for heat stress in cattle. As temperatures in [...]