USDA to provide $1 billion in disaster relief for livestock producers
Eligible livestock producers can sign up for disaster recovery assistance through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Emergency Livestock Relief Program for 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire (ELRP 2023 and 2024 FW). The payments [...]
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 [...]