Death taxes threaten family farms, ranches
The cost of inheriting the family farm or ranch will increase dramatically at the end of the year if Congress doesn’t take steps to extend the elevated estate tax exemption. American Farm Bureau Federation [...]
AFBF joins forces with Farmers for Free Trade
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has announced their support for Farmers for Free Trade. Farmers for Free Trade, led [...]
Censky, McKinney sworn into top USDA posts
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue welcomed two leaders to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) staff this week. Steve [...]
Lower RGV soil testing campaign runs through January
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in the Lower Rio Grande Valley is offering its annual soil testing campaign Oct. [...]
Monsanto, Deltapine support hurricane recovery for Texas ag
Monsanto Company and Deltapine® Cotton announced a donation of $200,000 to assist with ongoing agricultural disaster relief efforts on the [...]
USDA to hold disaster assistance workshops
Hurricane Harvey impacted farms and ranches across numerous Texas counties. Representatives from various federal and state agencies will host Disaster [...]
CRP enrollment delayed until 2018
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it will process many pending eligible offers for land enrollment in the Conservation [...]
Central Texas cotton harvest progresses
By Shala Gean Communications Specialist As cotton harvest progresses across the Lone Star State, so does the impact of Hurricane [...]
Uncertainty looms for Coastal Bend cotton crop
By Shala Gean Communications Specialist A promising cotton crop was washed away when Hurricane Harvey made landfall at the end [...]