Long Range Beef Plan lays roadmap for industry success
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist A new five-year plan was released in July to guide the beef sector through 2030, focusing on sustainability, innovation and long-term viability in a rapidly evolving marketplace. The Beef Industry [...]
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 [...]