Committee leaders release farm bill frameworks
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter After years of work, the leaders of both the House and Senate Agriculture Committees revealed their separate farm bill frameworks May 1. Agricultural organizations, like the American Farm Bureau Federation [...]
Planting early might reduce sugarcane aphid damages
New research indicates planting dates could impact sugarcane aphid infestations in grain and forage sorghum, according to Texas A&M AgriLife [...]
Improved habitat conditions sustain quail success
Recent quail population surveys point to another strong year for quail numbers in several ecological regions in Texas, thanks to [...]
TFB challenges WOTUS during Senate hearing this week
By Shala Watson Staff Writer When it rains, water flows downhill and across farms and fields, but at what point [...]
New IRS proposal could impact farms
There are newly proposed IRS regulations that could impact farmers. The new regulations would drastically reduce or eliminate certain tax [...]
What’s causing widespread, rapid post oak decline?
Landowners across the state have reported post oak trees dying suddenly. After abundant rainfall fell in Texas this year, many [...]
What impact will ag mergers have on farmers, ranchers?
By Shala Watson Staff Writer Sluggish markets and tight margins face farmers and ranchers. And those market forces have also [...]
State climatologist predicts warm, dry winter
Texas is in store for a warm and dry winter, according to AgriLife Today’s Crop and Weather Report. The La [...]
Farmers get green light from judge in Syngenta lawsuit
Corn farmers who lost income because they didn’t plant Syngenta’s Viptera or Duracade due to China’s decision to block imports [...]