Legislation would make feral swine program permanent
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter To help farmers, ranchers and landowners better combat feral hogs and the damage they cause, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas and several colleagues recently introduced a piece of [...]
Supreme Court deadlocked on immigration case
President Obama’s immigration plan is put on hold following a deadlocked Supreme Court decision announced this morning. According to POLITICO, [...]
Compromise legislation to nullify Vermont’s GMO labeling law
A landmark Senate agreement on national disclosure standards for genetically engineered foods would allow companies to disclose GMO ingredients through [...]
Outlook: No drought in Texas through fall
There’s good news for Texas. The state remains drought-free for the fourth week in a row and is expected to [...]
FAA rule clears drones to take off in ag
The Federal Aviation Administration released the final Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Rule yesterday. The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) submitted [...]
Speaker Straus meets with Texas Farm Bureau
Eminent domain, water rights and agricultural land valuation and sales tax exemptions were on the agenda when Texas Farm Bureau [...]
New tool being tested to fight citrus greening
A new tool may add to the arsenal of weapons to manage and control the spread of citrus greening, one [...]
Economist doesn’t see repeat of 1980s farm crisis
The economic environment in today’s U.S. farm sector is different and more favorable than those factors experienced during the farm [...]
TPW Commission adopts amended deer movement rules
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Monday approved an amended set of regulations for artificial movement of deer by permit [...]