Farm From School fall registration open to K-5, expands to 6-12
By Shelby Shank Field Editor This fall, Texas students can once again virtually visit farms and ranches right from their classrooms through Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Farm From School program. The popular program, open [...]
Senate passes resolution to roll back BLM Planning 2.0 rule
The Senate on Tuesday voted to repeal the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Planning 2.0 rule, a measure that was [...]
Conaway answers questions, concerns about 2018 Farm Bill
By Landee Kieschnick TFB Communications Intern As Congress begins shaping a new farm bill, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway [...]
Two pioneers in ag data merge
Two pioneers in agricultural big data—the Ag Data Coalition and the Grower Information Services Cooperative—have merged their technology repositories. Last [...]
Safety is no accident on farms, ranches
By Shala Watson Multimedia Writer Spring is one of the busiest times in agriculture as farmers move equipment to the [...]
Bird flu found in U.S. commercial flock
A highly pathogenic strain of H7 avian influenza (HPAI) in a U.S. commercial flock has been confirmed by the U.S. [...]
Judge orders stay on warfarin use for wild pig control
A Texas Department of Agriculture rule change that would have allowed the use of a warfarin-based toxicant to control the wild [...]
Research leads to new link in citrus greening battle
U.S. citrus growers have been fighting citrus greening disease for more than 10 years since it was first discovered on [...]
Surviving eaglet rescued from nest
An eaglet rescued in late February from a nest after its mother was killed in north Harris County is being [...]