TFB testifies on critical issues facing Texas agriculture
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Water shortages, loss of agricultural land, regulatory overreach and foreign ownership continue to put pressure on Texas farmers and ranchers. Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) State Legislative Director Charlie Leal testified [...]
Perdue leads first agriculture, rural prosperity task force meeting
With economic growth and innovation for rural America in mind, the newly-created Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity [...]
Summertime learning for Texas teachers
By Shala Watson Multimedia Writer School is out for the summer. But not for some teachers across the Lone Star [...]
Enlist corn available for U.S., Canada
Dow AgroSciences’ Enlist corn hybrids are available for planting in the United States and Canada for the 2018 growing season [...]
Senators discuss importance of agricultural research
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Editor With a tight budget and the next farm bill just around the corner, U.S. senators [...]
USDA nominations on hold
It will likely be September before high-level vacancies, including a deputy secretary position, are filled in the U.S. Department of [...]
Walmart teams up with Bayer to roll out new cantaloupe
The nation’s biggest grocer, Walmart, has teamed up with Bayer AG to develop a new sweet and juicy winter cantaloupe [...]
Texas Land Trends tracks a changing state
By Gary Joiner TFB Radio Network Manager Is Texas a rural state? Yes. Eighty-three percent of the state’s lands are [...]
AFBF submits NAFTA comments to USTR
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) submitted North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) comments to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) [...]