Teachers, students celebrate Ag Literacy Week
By Julie Tomascik Editor Students and teachers spent time digging into plant science and gardening through Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Ag Literacy Week, which was held in conjunction with National Ag Week, on March 18-22. [...]
Rain brings benefits, concerns for spring forage
By Shala Watson Public Relations Intern Recent rains brought benefits for spring forage growth and supplement for the Texas cow [...]
Cover crops help recharge farmland
By Justin Green Staff Writer Cover crops recharge the soil, help increase future harvests and feed cattle. Because of that, [...]
Caterpillar expands member benefit
Caterpillar has expanded the reach of its Texas Farm Bureau member benefit program. Farm Bureau members can now save up [...]
Land values tumble as commodity prices drop
By Justin Green Staff Writer Commodity prices continue to drop, driving down the price of agricultural land in some parts [...]
Low fuel prices could bring farmers more savings
Fuel prices have fallen by 50 percent between January 2014 and January 2016. And the on-farm impact could add up, [...]
Frazier to lead NCBA
DENVER–The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has named Kendal Frazier its new chief executive officer. NCBA President Tracy Brunner made the [...]
Texas corn farmers question ARC discrepancy
Farmers are questioning why Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) payments are not equal in counties with similar yield numbers and the [...]
Annual report recaps Texas Beef Checkoff
The Texas Beef Council (TBC) recently released the 2015 annual report highlighting key state and national programs in the areas [...]