CattleFax forecasts continued profitability for ranchers this year
Continued high prices and profitability are forecast for cattle producers as the industry enters the year with the smallest cattle inventory in 70 years. Reduced cattle numbers and beef production are expected to continue [...]
EPA calls for increase in renewable fuels, stops short of RFS goal
By Jessica Domel Field Editor America will likely see more renewable fuels in its supplies in the coming years. The [...]
High-speed rail town hall meetings scheduled
From Dallas to Houston in 90 minutes or less. That’s what a private, Texas-based company is touting for its proposed [...]
Threats to federal crop insurance loom
By Jessica Domel Field Editor A deal that was expected to save crop insurance programs from $3 billion in cuts [...]
Heavy rains, storms dampen Texas cotton
Farmers across the High and South Plains of Texas are close to wrapping up their cotton harvests for the year. [...]
A new era in beef promotion
By Julie Tomascik Associate Editor A program strengthened. An industry supported. And a bright future. That’s beef raised in the [...]
Battle against crop insurance cuts continues
Representatives from agriculture organizations like the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) continue to meet with legislators across the nation regarding [...]
AgriLife expert: 2015 is ‘jubilee’ year for deer hunting
By Robert Burns Texas A&M AgriLife Thanks to plenty of rain at the right times, the 2015 hunting season has [...]
Multi-million dollar TDA fee increases delayed
By Julie Tomascik Associate Editor Following pushback from the agriculture community and state lawmakers, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has [...]