Congress passes farm bill extension, economic aid for farmers
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter In one of the last acts of the 118th Congress, lawmakers passed a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government that includes a one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill, aid [...]
AgriLife Extension to offer dicamba trainings
By Kay Ledbetter AgriLife Today The Texas Department of Agriculture will require special training in 2018 for new auxin herbicides [...]
EPA appoints Idsal to Region 6 administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced Monday the appointment of Anne Idsal as regional administrator for Region [...]
Water University releases outdoor plant selection, protection practices
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist A state water conservation and quality protection program has advice for outdoor plant selection and [...]
TFB members honored as Outstanding Agriculturalists
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Two Texas Farm Bureau members were recognized as Outstanding Agriculturalists by Texas Tech University for [...]
Deadline approaches to sign-up for 2018 MPP
The deadline to sign up for the Dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP) is Friday, Dec. 15. Farmers are not automatically [...]
Planned breeding schedules pay dividends for ranchers
Every pound counts and every expense should be optimized in the beef cattle business. Financial opportunities can be found in [...]
Congressional committee questions glyphosate report
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The World Health Organization (WHO) cancer agency may lose funding from American taxpayers if it [...]
Dry conditions could worsen for Texas
Much of the state appears to be facing a continued dry spell through winter, according to State Climatologist Dr. John [...]