Report shows increase in Texas, U.S. hemp production
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Industrial hemp production is on the rise in Texas and across the country, according to the National Hemp Report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The 2024 [...]
2017 ag exports were strong
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist The United States agricultural sector had high productivity in 2017, thanks in large part to [...]
Farmers expected to plant more sorghum
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter American farmers are forecast to grow more grain sorghum this year to keep up with [...]
County programs highlighted at AFBF annual meeting
By Julie Tomascik Editor Floyd-Briscoe County Farm Bureau and Austin, Walker and Wharton County Farm Bureaus were recognized during the [...]
Ag law experts review legal issues affecting farmers
Court decisions and changes in the law can have significant impacts on farm and ranch businesses, according to two agricultural [...]
Trump promotes rural development initiative to Farm Bureau members
President Donald Trump yesterday unveiled a major initiative designed to strengthen a rural economy that has lagged behind urban areas [...]
Perdue highlights priorities, accomplishments at Farm Bureau convention
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is being reoriented with a new focus on farmers, its customers and has already built [...]
Vernon couple in top 10 national YF&R contest
By Julie Tomascik Editor Wilbarger County Farm Bureau members Layne and Jamie Chapman were named among the top 10 finalists [...]
Drought conditions mixed across Texas
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Drought conditions are improving in Northeast Texas and the Coastal Bend, but spreading in the [...]