Schlimgen wins TFB’s 2025 Collegiate Discussion Meet
By Shelby Shank Field Editor College students from across the state focused on challenges in agriculture during Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) 2025 Collegiate Discussion Meet. Aubrey Schlimgen from Tarleton State University was named the winner [...]
Students attend checkoff-funded cattle conference
(Austin, Texas)–Thirteen students from across Texas attended the inaugural Texas Youth Cattle Conference June 13-15, 2016 in South Texas. Members [...]
Hessian fly threat looms, experts stress awareness
Warm winters, high rainfall and increased use of minimum tillage in Texas create an environment the Hessian fly larvae thrives in, [...]
U.S. takes action toward Chinese ag subsidies
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) initiated a formal complaint over China’s excessive agricultural subsidies on corn, rice and wheat before [...]
Bayer, Monsanto announce merger in $66 billion deal
If the deal closes between German-based Bayer and Monsanto, it will create the world’s largest seed and crop protection company, [...]
Freight shuttle system prototype debuts
Researchers at Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) recently debuted a project that has been in the works for more than [...]
USDA predicts record corn, soybean crops, increased corn prices
A new World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers a mixed [...]
Fall Tour inspires, educates young farmers, ranchers
By Shala Watson Staff Writer Young farmers and ranchers across Texas are cultivating a legacy and driving the trends, laying [...]
Texas drought conditions declining
Wet weather and cooler temperatures have helped relieve drought conditions across much of Texas. Less than one percent of the [...]