Stock shows foster youth development, urban outreach
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist The 76th Annual San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo is in full swing, drawing participants from across Texas. This year’s event features over 20,000 livestock show entries from all 254 [...]
Capital Farm Credit offers financial tips
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Editor Low commodity prices and tight margins are putting the squeeze on many farmers and ranchers. [...]
Deflation changes meat purchase habits
Despite years of increasing prices in a volume-challenged marketplace, deflation is overwhelmingly changing meat purchase intents yet again, according to [...]
Vegetable harvest underway in Lower Rio Grande Valley
Vegetable growers across most of South Texas are hoping the unseasonably-warm winter will remain now that planting has begun to [...]
Ag commissioner approves new measure for wild pig control
Texas farmers and ranchers are losing ground to wild pigs. A new measure recently approved by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid [...]
AFBF joins groups in support of farm bill funding
Reduced spending under the 2014 Farm Bill contributed greatly to the nation’s deficit reduction effort. But additional cuts to the [...]
Iconic ag landmark in Lubbock to be renovated
By Landee Kieschnick TFB Communications Intern At the heart of the campus sits an iconic landmark rooted in Texas Tech [...]
Cattle fever ticks a growing concern
By Julie Tomascik Editor The cattle fever tick, and the disease it carries, has the capability to cripple the Texas [...]
Texas Rural Challenge spotlights economic development
By Landee Kieschnick TFB Communications Intern An opportunity to spur rural economic development and encourage rural entrepreneurship in youth and [...]