Nominations open through May 17 for Cattlemen’s Beef Board
Nominations are being sought for Texas representatives on the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board (CBB). USDA is seeking nominations to succeed 35 members with terms that expire in March 2025. Each year, the U.S. [...]
Texas cotton crop well underway
Cotton is planted, emerging and growing in parts of the Lone Star State. But others are still waiting to plant. [...]
Beekeepers play a large role in Texas crops
Beekeepers are staying busy this time of year, helping pollinate farmers’ crops, said Texas Apiary Inspection Service Chief Inspector Mark [...]
Tax-free weekend for water-conserving products
Lawmakers, along with the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association, worked together to create the Water-Efficient Products Sales Tax Holiday, which [...]
TFB seeks extension for farm structure revisions
Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) has requested USDA extend the June 1 farm structure status change deadline to Dec. 31, 2016, [...]
Canola finding a place on Texas farms
By Shala Watson TFB Public Relations Intern Fields of winter wheat dot the Texas countryside. But a bright yellow crop—canola—has [...]
Conservation efforts lead to improved habitat
By Julie Tomascik Associate Editor Improved habitat conditions and conservation efforts of farmers and ranchers is part of a strategy [...]
China cotton sale affecting prices worldwide
By Jessica Domel and Tom Nicolette For weeks, all eyes have been on China as the country—once the largest consumer [...]
Farm Bureau survey: Farmers want to control their own data
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 11, 2016–Farmers and ranchers want to control the information their equipment collects every time it passes through [...]