Referendum passes in all 11 FMMOs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that a final Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) decision was approved by dairy farmers and cooperatives across all 11 orders through separate referenda conducted within each order. [...]
Grassroots advocacy efforts successfully challenge regulations
By Julie Tomascik Associate Editor The cost of doing business in agriculture seems to face ever-growing increases. But Texas Farm [...]
Dart failures in cattle
Some cattle operations have started treating sick cattle in the field with pneumatic darts or the use of remote drug [...]
Attract deer all year with combination food plots
Deer season is quickly approaching and now is the time to plant food plots, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension [...]
First crop rice harvest wraps up
By Jessica Domel News Editor Texas rice is looking good. Thanks to favorable weather, most rice farmers had finished first [...]
USDA increases farm loan funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that it will offer an additional $185 million for [...]
TxDOT works to improve rural roadways
By Jessica Domel News Editor Thanks to voter action and the Texas Legislature, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is [...]
August 2016 ties 1914 for wettest August in Texas
Rain, rain and more rain. It made August 2016 the wettest August in more than a century and equal to [...]
Good recordkeeping vital in agricultural operations
Keeping good records can impact the success of agricultural operations. It can also help significantly when farmers or ranchers are [...]