Students learn about food, farmers through Doorways to Agriculture
By Julie Tomascik Editor Students and teachers learned more about agriculture through Texas Farm Bureau’s Doorways to Agriculture exhibit at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. School tours brought thousands of students through the [...]
Poll shows broad support for Endangered Species Act reform
Most Americans think the Endangered Species Act is outdated and needs to be revised, a survey by Morning Consult shows. [...]
West Texas peanuts looking good
A wet and relatively mild summer has greatly helped the peanut crop in West Texas. Seminole farmer Greg Hughes tells [...]
Texas Beef checkoff unveils new consumer website
AUSTIN, TX – Txbeef.org has a fresh new look, complete with eye-catching food photography, mouth-watering recipes and a section dedicated [...]
TPWD asks hunters to submit samples for CWD testing
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is ramping up its efforts to collect samples of hunter-harvested deer in Texas. [...]
New livestock traceability rule due
By Julie Tomascik Associate Editor Preparations for disease outbreaks begin long before a crisis strikes. And the U.S. Department of [...]
New sensors will improve irrigation efficiency
By Jessica Domel Field Editor Texas farmers will soon have another tool in the fight to conserve and preserve the [...]
EPA to release new ozone standards
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to release a new rule this week tightening National Ambient Air Quality Standards for [...]
Cotton-picking headache
By Julie Tomascik Associate Editor Fields of white snow stretch as far as the eye can see. Only to be [...]