Lawmakers consider Chinese communist threats to agriculture
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural lands, threats to cybersecurity and the theft of intellectual property were the focus of a recent U.S. House Agriculture Committee hearing on the danger the [...]
Texas drought conditions declining
Wet weather and cooler temperatures have helped relieve drought conditions across much of Texas. Less than one percent of the [...]
Atrazine availability in jeopardy, farmers urged to comment
By Julie Tomascik Associate Editor Decreased weed management options and increased costs could be facing corn, sorghum and sugarcane farmers [...]
EPA violated personal privacy of farmers, ranchers
The Environmental Protection Agency has violated the personal privacy of tens of thousands of farmers and ranchers, according to a [...]
Comptroller launches eminent domain database
The Texas Comptroller’s office recently launched a statewide online eminent domain database. The publicly available tool will show which government [...]
AFBFA launches new beef education website
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture (AFBFA) launched a new webpage focused on beef education tools developed in partnership with [...]
USDA seeks comments on beef carcass grade guidelines
By Jessica Domel News Editor Should standards for beef carcass grades be revised? The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing [...]
Survey shows farmer sentiment fell significantly in August
Farmer sentiment towards the agricultural economy took a turn in August. It fell 17 points from 112 in July to [...]
Texas peanut farmers scout for disease
Extended wet conditions in the Texas Southern Plains have created the ideal setting for peanut disease development. The mixture of [...]