Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

Disaster declaration issued for RGV flooding

By Julie Tomascik Editor Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for four counties in the Rio Grande Valley that were impacted by heavy rainfall and flooding last week. The counties included in the [...]

FSA extends deadline for the County Committee elections

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced the deadline to submit 2016 County Committee ballots has [...]

Ranchers should evaluate bale feeder options

As winter approaches, ranchers are preparing to deliver hay and winter feed to their herds. And cattlemen are looking for [...]

TFB leadership programs underway

By Shala Watson Staff Writer Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) offers programs to help farmers and ranchers in the Lone Star [...]

BIG Conference set for Dec. 13-14

The Blackland Income Growth (BIG) Conference, the largest conference for Central Texas Blacklands region farmers and ranchers, is set for [...]

Researcher studies decline in meat consumption

There has been a steady decline in meat consumption in the U.S. over the past decade. It has fallen 14 [...]

USDA makes changes to prevented planting program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced updates to improve the Prevented Planting Program. “These improvements [...]