Grants available to Texas ag mech educators
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Ten agricultural mechanics and metal technologies educators will be awarded grants this year through Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Ag Mechanics Grant Program. The $2,500 grants will provide the educators additional [...]
Workshop series to be held for farm, ranch women
The number of Texas women managing farms has grown by 10 percent over the last decade, according to U.S. census [...]
Texas hay crop impacted by pests
By Shala Watson Multimedia Writer Two tiny pests are causing damage to pastures and hayfields in East Texas and other [...]
Document reportedly outlines Mexico’s NAFTA objectives
Just days before talks are set to begin, a document outlining Mexico’s goals for renegotiating the North American Free Trade [...]
Livestock pests increase with favorable conditions
By Shala Watson Multimedia Writer The mild winter brought early populations of livestock pests into the spring. Moisture and warmer [...]
Nematode control to be game-changer for farmers
By Tom Nicolette TFB Radio Network Producer A new mode of action against nematodes for corn, cotton and soybean crops [...]
Texans share farm bill needs with House Ag Committee
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Editor The future of the farm bill may be in lawmakers’ hands, but Tuesday, Texas farmers, [...]
Senators push for end to Chinese poultry ban
A bipartisan group of 37 senators are calling for the swift reopening of the Chinese market after U.S. exports of [...]
Texas counties designated as primary natural disaster areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Duval, Foard, Lamb and Webb counties in Texas as primary natural disaster [...]