Farm From School fall registration open to K-5, expands to 6-12
By Shelby Shank Field Editor This fall, Texas students can once again virtually visit farms and ranches right from their classrooms through Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Farm From School program. The popular program, open [...]
Congressional Republicans reach deal on tax reform
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter After hours of negotiations, House and Senate Republicans Wednesday announced they have come to an [...]
House Ag Committee launches farm bill landing page
By Julie Tomascik Editor The 2018 Farm Bill is on the horizon, and it has many in agriculture eyeing funding, [...]
Farmers’ confidence falls post-harvest
The Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped seven points in November, signaling a slump in U.S. farmers’ confidence compared to [...]
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 [...]