Hearing set for late June on U.S.-Mexico corn dispute
By Julie Tomascik Editor A hearing is scheduled for late June to discuss the United States’ dispute with Mexico’s controversial biotech corn policies. "We fully expect on the timeline we're on to resolve the case [...]
AFBF asks Supreme Court to stop EPA’s abuse of Clean Water Act powers
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments against a lower court ruling [...]
Texans named to USDA minority farmers advisory committee
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected two Texans to serve on its Minority Farmers Advisory Committee (MFAC). Igalious [...]
Text of Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement now available
A month after the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership talks, the text of the [...]
BQA certification offered
With only two weeks remaining, the countdown continues for beef and dairy producers to become Beef Quality Assurance (BQA)-certified for [...]
House takes first step toward highway bill
The House approved HR 22, the long-term highway bill, by a vote of 363-64 this week. The bill authorizes nearly [...]
Citrus canker found in South Texas
Citrus canker, a devastating citrus tree disease, was found in South Texas in Cameron County in a residential golf course [...]
Hidden Pines fire impacts Buescher and Bastrop state parks
AUSTIN— The mid-October skies in Smithville were cloaked by a thick smoke after a wildfire ignited near Buescher and Bastrop [...]
TFB Resolutions Committee addresses agriculture concerns
(WACO, Texas)—Rollback taxes for agricultural valuation topped the list of concerns as the Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) Resolutions Committee discussed [...]