Sale barn auctions off steer for TFB wildfire relief fund
By Shelby Shank Field Editor In a bid to assist their fellow farmers and ranchers in Texas, the Joplin Regional Stockyards in Missouri set up an online store selling t-shirts and auctioned off a steer. [...]
Farmers, ranchers take to Capitol Hill
By Julie Tomascik Associate Editor Farmers and ranchers traded in their boots and hats for suits and ties on a [...]
Beef cattle numbers growing
Rebounding off a drought that lasted from 2010 to 2012, along with 2014’s record-high sale prices, ranchers are looking to [...]
FAPRI baseline projects rough agricultural economy
The next 10 years could be difficult for farmers. That was the message of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research [...]
TAHC passes rules, opens comment period
Effective March 8, two new rules were adopted by the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC). Chapter 33: Repeal lab and [...]
GMO labeling bill blocked in Senate
A bill that would preempt state GMO labeling laws was blocked today in the U.S. Senate. The vote to invoke [...]
Court lets Texas join suit against BLM
A U.S. District Court cleared the way this week for Texas to intervene and join a lawsuit against the Bureau [...]
Abbott declares state of disaster in Texas counties
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared a state of disaster due to the flooding impacts in the following counties: Angelina, [...]
U.S. Senate continues to debate GMO labeling bill
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that would ban state GMO labeling laws but give [...]