Texas 4-H names 2025 TFB scholarship recipients
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Cadence Copeland, Krystal Tondre and Emily Smith are the 2025 recipients of scholarships funded by Texas Farm Bureau through the Texas 4-H Foundation. Copeland was the recipient of a $10,000 scholarship. [...]
Signup open for Livestock Indemnity Program, ELAP
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting disaster assistance program applications from farmers and ranchers who suffered livestock, [...]
Census of Agriculture due June 15
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is wrapping up data collection for the 2017 Census [...]
Construction on Texas Tech vet school could start in 2019
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter A $69 million pledge from the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) has moved the Texas [...]
USDA resumes continuous CRP enrollment
As part of a 33-year effort to protect sensitive lands and improve water quality and wildlife habitat on private lands, [...]
U.S. tariffs prompt trade threats from EU, Canada, Mexico
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Canada, Mexico and the European Union (EU) are threatening new tariffs on American exports following [...]
USDA, Texas A&M partner to get veterans ag loans
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Texas A&M’s AgriLife [...]
Corn farmers have options in Syngenta settlement
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Inaction could cost corn farmers their part of a $1.51 billion settlement. Notices are being [...]
Sheep, goat demand on the rise
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist The market for sheep and goat meat, wool and mohair continues to grow, according to [...]