HLSR volunteers learn about agriculture at annual ag education day
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Volunteers for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) spent a day learning about agriculture with the help of Texas Farm Bureau (TFB). The 13th Annual HLSR Tours Committee [...]
Farmer sentiment keeps climbing
Post-election confidence in the U.S. economy, the new presidential administration and improvements in prices for key commodities, including soybeans, cattle [...]
Texans named to key agriculture committee roles
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Editor The staffs of both the U.S. House and Senate committees on agriculture are now led [...]
How can landowners take control of wild pigs?
By Landee Kieschnick TFB Communications Intern Wild pigs, a species that seems to reproduce faster than landowners can manage, have [...]
Texan competes in national Collegiate Discussion Meet
By Julie Tomascik Editor Texas had a voice in the national Collegiate Discussion Meet at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s [...]
Expansion of the pronghorn hunting program
By Landee Kieschnick TFB Communications Intern Wild hogs, white-tailed deer and quail are all forms of wildlife that you would [...]
U.S. farm income to fall for fourth straight year
U.S. farm income will drop 8.7 percent in 2017, a fourth consecutive year of declines amid a deep slump in [...]
First farm bill field hearing set
By Gary Joiner TFB Radio Network Manager U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway announced plans to launch a series [...]
New tool available to fight herbicide-resistant weeds
By Shala Watson Multimedia Writer As farmers prepare for planting season, low commodity prices aren’t the only challenge they face. [...]