Mexico agrees to deliver Rio Grande water to U.S.
By Julie Tomascik Editor The Mexican government agreed to immediately transfer Rio Grande water from international reservoirs to the U.S., following years of delayed water deliveries under the 1944 Water Treaty. Mexico also agreed to [...]
AFBFA launches new beef education website
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture (AFBFA) launched a new webpage focused on beef education tools developed in partnership with [...]
USDA seeks comments on beef carcass grade guidelines
By Jessica Domel News Editor Should standards for beef carcass grades be revised? The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing [...]
Survey shows farmer sentiment fell significantly in August
Farmer sentiment towards the agricultural economy took a turn in August. It fell 17 points from 112 in July to [...]
Texas peanut farmers scout for disease
Extended wet conditions in the Texas Southern Plains have created the ideal setting for peanut disease development. The mixture of [...]
Voter registration deadline approaches
By Jessica Domel News Editor The future is in your hands, but only if you’ve registered to participate in the [...]
Texas Youth Hunting Program offers new season of hunts
This season’s new offerings from the Texas Youth Hunting Program (TYHP) are off to a fast start with more than [...]
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 [...]