Applications open for 2024 TFB Young Farmer & Rancher contests
By Julie Tomascik Editor The applications for the Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) 2024 Outstanding Young Farmer & Rancher (YF&R) and Excellence in Agriculture (EIA) contests are now open. The annual contests are a way to [...]
Ag groups push for Cuban market access
Current U.S policies and financing restrictions on agricultural exports to Cuba are causing American farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses to lose [...]
Students attend checkoff-funded cattle conference
(Austin, Texas)–Thirteen students from across Texas attended the inaugural Texas Youth Cattle Conference June 13-15, 2016 in South Texas. Members [...]
Hessian fly threat looms, experts stress awareness
Warm winters, high rainfall and increased use of minimum tillage in Texas create an environment the Hessian fly larvae thrives in, [...]
U.S. takes action toward Chinese ag subsidies
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) initiated a formal complaint over China’s excessive agricultural subsidies on corn, rice and wheat before [...]
Bayer, Monsanto announce merger in $66 billion deal
If the deal closes between German-based Bayer and Monsanto, it will create the world’s largest seed and crop protection company, [...]
Freight shuttle system prototype debuts
Researchers at Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) recently debuted a project that has been in the works for more than [...]
USDA predicts record corn, soybean crops, increased corn prices
A new World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers a mixed [...]
Fall Tour inspires, educates young farmers, ranchers
By Shala Watson Staff Writer Young farmers and ranchers across Texas are cultivating a legacy and driving the trends, laying [...]