Free baseball tickets through Meet TFB YF&R at the Ballpark
By Julie Tomascik Editor Young farmers, ranchers and ag professionals can step up to the plate for a new event with Texas Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer & Rancher program. Free tickets to select baseball [...]
White House aims to diversify ag workforce
A new initiative seeks to create programs and partnerships to attract different segments of the population into agricultural and science [...]
National FFA membership reaches record high
The National FFA Organization is answering the need for more highly skilled graduates to fill job openings in agriculture, and [...]
Zika alert for Rio Grande Valley residents
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) issued a health alert encouraging health care providers in Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, [...]
Decent cotton harvest expected for High Plains
Texas is forecast to produce 660 million bales of cotton this year. The Texas High Plains produces about 4 million [...]
New World screwworm confirmed in Florida
The first local infestation of New World screwworm in the U.S. in more than 30 years has been confirmed in [...]
Hunters reminded of ATV safety while afield
More Texans have died in ATV-related accidents in the last three decades than in any other state. The 753 people [...]
Texas Beef Checkoff invests in next generation of top chefs
By Misty Martin Texas Beef Council High school culinary educators from across the state are benefiting from an ongoing partnership [...]
South Plains peanut farmers expect average yields
Peanut harvest has already started rolling in areas of the South Plains. Texas farmers are expected to harvest from 160,000 [...]