TFB announces 2025 scholarship recipients
Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) announced the organization’s 2025 scholarship recipients, awarding $345,000 to graduating high school seniors and enrolled college students. “Farm Bureau’s scholarship program exists to open doors, whether students [...]
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 [...]
Wild hogs focus of Public Health Committee hearing
By Julie Tomascik Editor Wild hogs are a Texas-sized problem that’s growing exponentially with each litter. The Environmental Protection Agency’s [...]