Students dig into agriculture during Ag Literacy Week
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Students and teachers explored agriculture through Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Ag Literacy Week, which was held in conjunction with National Ag Week, on March 17-21. “Ag Literacy Week provides teachers [...]
TAHC expands fever tick quarantine zone
Since the first detection of fever ticks on a Live Oak County premises in late November 2016, the Texas Animal [...]
WASDE report shows mixed outlook
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Editor There’s good and bad news for American farmers and ranchers in this month’s World Agricultural [...]
Food Waste Challenge to help consumers
The Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) is asking consumers to become partners on being good stewards of land and resources by [...]
American Sugar Alliance sets sights on new farm bill
By Landee Kieschnick TFB Communications Intern U.S. and Texas sugar farmers are hoping a strong farm policy and a new [...]
Soil health depends on temperature
Although not a new concept, Texas cotton farmers are showing more interest in no-till farming. Due to the increasing heat, [...]
New World screwworm makes appearance in Florida’s mainland
A destructive parasite found in livestock and other warm-blooded animals was said to be eliminated during the late 20th Century. [...]
Rare hybrid ‘blob’ quail bagged near Big Spring
Dr. Dale Rollins, executive director of the Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch, has been hunting quail for 50 years. He had [...]
AFBF economic team gives strategic view of ag sector
While farm income is down across the board, today’s farm economy is noticeably different than it was in the 1980s, [...]