Victoria County Farm Bureau donates pork to local organizations
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Victoria County Farm Bureau donated 967 pounds of pork to three community organizations as part of the statewide Farmers Feeding Families program. The county organization purchased two pigs from a [...]
EPA extends farmworker protection standard deadline
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will extend the deadline to meet requirements of its new farmworker protection standard (WPS) until [...]
Equipment sales show optimism
Agricultural equipment sales have increased for six straight months, according to Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index. A recent report from [...]
Protect yourself against sun exposure
By Gary Joiner TFB Radio Network Manager Long workdays spent outside put farmers and ranchers at risk. One danger they [...]
Wildfire preparedness workshop set for June 22
Texas Panhandle landowners are invited to attend a workshop designed to help better prepare for wildfires. The one-day Wildfire Preparedness [...]
‘Pink slime’ lawsuit begins in South Dakota
The billion-dollar defamation suit against ABC over its coverage of lean, finely textured beef, or “pink slime” as ABC called [...]
Applications open for Young Farmer & Rancher contests
Big or small. Organic or conventional. Grass-fed or grain-fed. Each operation is unique, and every farmer and rancher has a [...]
Trump administration unwinding WOTUS rule
By Gary Joiner TFB Radio Network Manager A proposal by the Trump administration to withdraw the “Waters of the U.S.” [...]
Bee colony losses down for U.S. beekeepers
The number of honey bee colonies lost last year is down from the previous year and shows an improvement over [...]