Contest encourages youth to ‘Speak Out For Agriculture’
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist High school students passionate about agriculture and eager to develop solutions to the challenges facing farmers and ranchers can put their skills to the test in the 2025 Speak Out [...]
USDA releases final cotton numbers, wheat forecast
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Despite not being included in farm bill safety net coverage like other commodities in 2017, [...]
Mother Nature helping, hurting Texas dairy industry
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Texas dairy farms produced more milk in the first quarter of this year, but a [...]
Perdue names FSA administrator
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced last week the appointment of Richard Fordyce to serve as administrator of the [...]
Updates proposed to branding for cattle from Mexico
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is accepting comments on its proposal [...]
Equine disease confirmed in Lubbock County horse
Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) officials confirmed Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), the neurologic disease linked to Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1), [...]
Foot and mouth disease research moves to U.S.
By Julie Tomascik Editor U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently authorized the movement of a modified, non-infectious version of [...]
USDA predicts increases in meat production in 2019
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Beef, pork, broiler, egg, milk and turkey production are all forecast to grow next year, [...]
Damages lowered in North Carolina hog farm lawsuit
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor More than a week after a jury handed down a verdict to neighbors of a [...]