Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

CWD found in Kaufman County deer breeding facility

Two cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) were confirmed in a Kaufman County deer breeding facility, marking the first detections in the county. Two white-tailed deer—a 20-month-old male and an eight-month-old female—tested positive through ante-mortem [...]

Gene identified to resist wheat streak mosaic virus

By Shala Watson Multimedia Writer The Texas wheat crop faced another challenging year from reduced acreage, weather events and disease [...]

Details finalized to send U.S. beef to China

By Julie Tomascik Editor American beef could soon be at the center of Chinese plates. According to the U.S. Department [...]

Lab confirms five cases of Canine Influenza Virus in Texas

A highly-contagious respiratory infection that affects dogs has been confirmed in Texas. The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) [...]

Good wheat crop hampered by low prices

By Julie Tomascik Editor A good crop, and not so good prices. That’s what many Texas wheat farmers are facing. [...]

Historic TxDOT plan to improve roads

By Jessica Domel Multimedia Editor Over the next decade, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will invest $70 billion to [...]

Animal Disease Traceability meeting scheduled

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has scheduled an Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) [...]