Crabapple Fire burns over 9,800 acres near Fredericksburg
By Shelby Shank Field Editor The Crabapple Fire—fueled by extreme drought conditions, high winds and low humidity—burned 9,858 acres north of Fredericksburg last month. The fire started March 15 and was fully contained six [...]
Ag trade focus of 2017 Texas Plant Protection Conference
The importance of agricultural trade and current and future farm policy will be discussed at the 2017 Texas Plant Protection [...]
TWDB offers agricultural water conservation grants
By Gary Joiner TFB Radio Network Manager The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) is accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2018 [...]
USDA: WHO antibiotic guidelines not supported by sound science
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s acting chief scientist is speaking out on a recent report [...]
Calf market trends, forage production highlight cow-calf clinic
By Blair Fannin AgriLife Today Beef cattle producers from throughout the South Central Texas region learned more about raising calves [...]
Farmers ‘keep the stubble’ during No-Till November
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and its partners encourage farmers to “keep the stubble” [...]
Texas soybean, peanut, cotton production up
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Farmers in Texas produced less corn and sorghum this year, according to a new report [...]
Senate GOP tax plan promises more deductions for estate tax
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Senate Republicans unveiled their plan for tax reform last Thursday. It promises bigger paychecks for [...]
Gary Six appointed as state executive director for Texas FSA
The Trump administration appointed Gary Six as the new state executive director in Texas for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s [...]