Floods devastate Rio Grande Valley fields, crops
By Julie Tomascik Editor Relentless rain pummeled the Rio Grande Valley late last week, leaving thousands of acres of farmland underwater and causing widespread damage to homes, businesses, rural infrastructure and crops. Farmers in the [...]
Rural education, workforce needs addressed at legislative summit
By Shala Watson Staff Writer Dozens of state representatives, senators, county officials, school board members and educational professionals, along with [...]
U.S. farmland values drop
The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed a widespread drop in farmland values with the highest losses in the [...]
A Zika vaccine? Maybe.
Before the Zika virus made headlines across the nation, entomologists at Texas A&M AgriLife Research put a plan into motion [...]
New guar plant to open soon
A new multi-million dollar guar plant will open its doors in the Texas Panhandle later this month. Guar Resources, LLC’s [...]
Operation Game Thief targets poaching, wildlife crimes
Operation Game Thief (OGT) is counting on you to call. Since the program’s creation in 1981, more than 28,000 calls [...]
Nitrate toxicity in summer forage a concern
Ranchers should take extra caution with their cattle grazing in hot, dry weather. The combination can trigger deadly accumulations of [...]
China to push for biotech corn, soybeans
The Chinese government this week posted its five-year plan for science and technology and, for the first time ever, outlined [...]
CME Group takes measures to improve cattle futures
CME Group recently announced new changes to help further stabilize the cattle futures market. The new measures are a collaboration [...]