USDA announces plan to address rural vet shortage
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its Rural Veterinary Action Plan to increase the number of rural food animal veterinarians across the U.S. “Rural veterinarians are vital for the [...]
Wild pigs continue to plague Texas
By Haley Herzog TFB Communications Intern Feral hogs continue to pose a threat to much of Texas despite management efforts. [...]
Farmers, ranchers encouraged to engage in trade talks
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Trade continues to be a major topic of discussion in agriculture, and it’s easy to [...]
‘Farm Babe’ fights food, ag myths online
By Haley Herzog TFB Communications Intern Food fights may seem entertaining, but there’s nothing funny about the fights taking place [...]
Senate begins farm bill consideration
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter “Let us get this done.” Tuesday morning, U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, chair of the Senate [...]
Pasture conditions improve across Texas
By Haley Herzog TFB Communications Intern As summer officially gets underway, hot, dry and windy conditions are seen across much [...]
USDA to help prepare for addition of seed cotton to farm bill
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is sending acreage history and yield reports to farmers with generic base acres covered [...]
Despite House passage, farm bill work far from done
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on the 2018 Farm Bill this week, just [...]
Beef Council launches campaign to promote beef
By Haley Herzog TFB Communications Intern The Texas Beef Council (TBC) announced the launch of its third summer advertising campaign [...]