USDA announces plans for sterile insect production facility
By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new steps, including funding and construction of a sterile insect production facility in Texas, to prevent the New World screwworm (NWS) from reaching [...]
Texas Youth Cattle Conference set for June 18-21
The annual Texas Youth Cattle Conference has been set for June 18-21. The conference, hosted by the Texas Beef Council [...]
Apply for veterinary loan repayment program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has started accepting Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) applications for the eight Texas [...]
TFB members appointed to Cotton Board
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Several Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) members will serve on the Cotton Board in various capacities, [...]
Giant salvinia infestation found at Lake Nacogdoches
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist A total of 30 acres of giant salvinia was found by Texas Parks and Wildlife [...]
Pork exports record largest year in 2017
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist The largest year ever recorded in volume for U.S. pork exports was 2017, according to [...]
Transform approved for cotton in Texas
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist A Section 18 Emergency Exemption for the use of Transform WG has been approved for [...]
NCC survey: 13.1 million acres of cotton in 2018
U.S. cotton farmers intend to plant 13.1 million cotton acres this spring—up 3.7 percent from 2017, according to the National [...]
AFBF president meets with Senate committee
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall spoke before the U.S. Senate Committee on [...]