Students learn about turfgrass through TFB’s Farm From School
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas students learned about turfgrass through Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Farm From School program. Once a month, kindergarten through fifth-grade students across the Lone Star State virtually “meet” with [...]
Drop in farmland acres, increase in farm size
A recent report shows a million-acre drop in farmland acres and an increase in farm size. It’s a slow-moving, but [...]
Everything’s coming up roses in East Texas
Warmer temperatures and an adequate amount of rain this winter will help the East Texas rose industry have a successful [...]
TPP will boost farm exports, income
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will tear down trade barriers and help level the playing field for U.S. agricultural exports to [...]
Supreme Court lets Chesapeake Bay plan stand
The U.S. Supreme Court decided today not to review the American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) challenge on the Environmental Protection [...]
Hartley County mule deer tests positive for CWD
State officials confirmed Friday that a free-ranging mule deer harvested in Hartley County in the Texas Panhandle has been confirmed [...]
Drop in planting, prices for 2016
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projects 2016 planting and net farm incomes to fall in their 2016 market projections [...]
Documentary brings Texas beef to small screen
By Jessica Domel News Editor From the pasture to your plate, Texas beef takes a lot of hands and a [...]
New survey shows strong crop insurance support
A new survey shows a strong level for crop insurance among farmers across the country growing a diverse set of [...]