TFB garden grants available to homeschool classrooms
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Homeschool educators can cultivate an interest in agriculture for students through garden grants offered by Texas Farm Bureau (TFB). The organization’s Homeschool Garden Grant Program helps students understand the source [...]
SAI takes mystery out of ag
By Julie Tomascik Editor Regardless of the subject—math, science, reading or history—agriculture has a place in the classroom, and teachers [...]
Bush wins Collegiate Discussion Meet
By Julie Tomascik Editor College students tackled issues facing farmers and ranchers and their role in agriculture’s future during Texas [...]
Texas ag groups ask Congress to pass AG Act
By Julie Tomascik Editor Texas Farm Bureau and 48 other agricultural groups in the Lone Star State are calling on [...]
Texas ag groups focus attention on pollinators, conservation
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Several state agencies and organizations will highlight the importance of pollinators and voluntary land stewardship [...]
Few changes for farmers in House farm bill draft
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Protect crop insurance, fix the dairy program and include cotton. You spoke. They listened. U.S. [...]
Nominate rescue teams to win grain bin rescue tube, training
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist The fifth annual Nominate Your Fire Department Contest is underway and farmers and ranchers are [...]
TDA to hold produce safety meetings statewide
The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) will hold a series of community meetings across the state to collect input on [...]
USDA announces wildfires, hurricanes indemnity program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make disaster payments of up to $2.36 billion, as provided to Congress, to [...]