Bill aims to protect Texas livestock from screwworm threat
By Julie Tomascik Editor A bill introduced in Congress aims to safeguard livestock and wildlife in Texas and the U.S. from the New World screwworm, a destructive pest that once devastated ranches across the southern [...]
Additional water well testing available for Harvey-flooded areas
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist The effects of Hurricane Harvey are still felt along the Gulf Coast of Texas. Texas [...]
2017 ag census arrives this month
Farmers and ranchers in Texas and across the nation will receive the 2017 Census of Agriculture this month. Farmers and [...]
Texas, U.S. broiler report down from previous week
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Texas hatcheries set fewer eggs this week than last, according to a report from the [...]
Funds available to help beginning farmers, ranchers
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is allocating [...]
Committee examining the future of WOTUS
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter A rancher who spent $40,000 for a permit writing expert, consultant, an environmental assessment, attorneys [...]
White-tailed deer on the move in Texas
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist White-tailed deer season is underway in Texas. Although the season started slow for parts of [...]
TAHC releases Jim Wells County fever tick quarantine area
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program (USDA-CFTEP) released the [...]
Commercial meat production rises in Texas, nationally
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Commercial red meat production is up five percent for the United States, according to a [...]