Texas Farm Bureau state director testifies on Mexico water debt
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Mexico currently owes the U.S. over 1 million acre-feet of water under the 1944 Water Treaty, a shortfall that has significantly impacted farmers and ranchers in the Rio Grande Valley. [...]
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) [...]