USDA issues $2.14 billion in conservation, safety net programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing over $2.14 billion in payments through key conservation and farm safety net programs to eligible farmers, ranchers and landowners. Farmers should soon receive payments from USDA’s Farm [...]
Training set to help growers prepare for new rule
By Shala Watson Multimedia Writer Produce safety outlined under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is a federal requirement that [...]
Kubota opens North American headquarters in Texas
Kubota Tractor Corporation unveiled its new North American headquarters building in Grapevine, Texas earlier this month. The company’s move to [...]
Sorghum acreage on the rise
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Editor Despite the prolific sugarcane aphids, Texas farmers are sticking with sorghum. Farmers report they’ll plant [...]
Texan among new national advocacy leadership class
Texas Farm Bureau member James O’Brien is among the young farmers and ranchers who have been selected by the American [...]
WOTUS challenges move forward
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Editor The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will not put legal challenges to the [...]
Rice crop prices down, acreage lower
By Jessica Domel and Tom Nicolette Texas will see 15 percent fewer acres of rice this year. Farmers reported to [...]
April is Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month
By Shala Watson Multimedia Writer The economic losses from invasive species cost the nation up to $120 billion a year, [...]
Military entrepreneurial project, ag workshop set for April 28-29
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, in cooperation with the Texas AgrAbility Project, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Millican Reserve and [...]