Step up for ag literacy with TFB’s Socks for a Cause campaign
By Julie Tomascik Editor Put your best foot forward for agricultural literacy with the Socks for a Cause campaign launched by Texas Farm Bureau (TFB). TFB-branded socks, along with other ag-themed socks, are available [...]
Livestock supply points winding down
Over the past two weeks, truckloads of hay and supplies headed for the Livestock Supply Points in the Texas Panhandle [...]
Fever ticks detected on new premises in Live Oak County
Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) confirmed fever ticks on new premises within the established Live Oak County Control Purpose Quarantine [...]
Wet fields in Coastal Bend delay planting
Late winter rains in the Coastal Bend of Texas have resulted in later than usual planting of cotton for the [...]
Proposal would cut local FSA staff, statistical services
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Editor The White House’s fiscal year 2018 budget blueprint has many in the farm and ranch [...]
Perdue’s Senate confirmation hearing set
After nearly two months since his nomination, the Senate Agriculture Committee has set the confirmation hearing start date for U.S. [...]
Subcommittee studies agricultural research importance
The House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research held a hearing last week to highlight the importance of [...]
Panhandle farmers’, ranchers’ losses estimated over $21 million
Early reports from the Texas Panhandle paint a grim picture of what remains following three wildfires that scorched nearly half [...]
Farmers, ranchers ask Congress to strengthen safety net
The American Farm Bureau Federation and 11 other farm and ranch groups recently asked congressional budget and appropriations committees to [...]