Report highlights food, ag as economic drivers
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist The U.S. food and agriculture sectors continue to drive the nation’s economy, supporting jobs, wages and economic output across every state—including Texas. According to the 2025 Feeding the Economy report, [...]
AFBF, national ag organizations oppose GIPSA
By Julie Tomascik Editor The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), along with numerous other national commodity organizations, requested the U.S. [...]
Texas citrus gaining new markets
By Shala Watson Multimedia Writer Citrus growers in the Rio Grande Valley are winding down a successful harvest season. An [...]
Senate Ag Committee approves Perdue
Former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue is one step closer to becoming agriculture secretary. The Senate Agriculture Committee voted on Thursday [...]
EPA declines to ban chlorpyrifos
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt signed an order denying a petition that sought to ban chlorpyrifos, [...]
Eminent domain at heart of high-speed rail battles
By Julie Tomascik Editor Will a high-speed collision head straight for 10 counties in rural Texas? The controversial 240-mile bullet [...]
Keeping landowners on the right side of the fence
Hundreds of miles of fence run through the Lone Star State, and questions surround those boundary strands. Who’s liable if [...]
TFB members take on Washington, D.C.
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Editor The voices of Texas farmers, ranchers and small business owners are being heard in Washington, [...]
Judge approves settlement to protect farmers’ privacy
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) closed the final chapter of their lawsuit [...]