Texas Land Trends report outlines shifts in working lands
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist A new report highlights significant population growth in Texas, which is leading to a loss of agricultural land and driving up land values. The Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute [...]
4-H vet camp provides hands-on training
By Blair Fannin AgriLife Today Aspiring youth wanting to enter the veterinary animal health profession recently received week-long training that [...]
Cotton Ginning Cost-Share program sign-up starts today
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (USDA FSA) will provide an estimated $300 million in cost-share assistance payments [...]
Oxygen depletion common in stocked fish ponds
The dog days of summer are here, and a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert says landowners should watch for [...]
Judd: All horses susceptible to strangles
Strangles, which affects the upper respiratory tract, is a serious contagious disease in horses. The disease causes the lymph nodes [...]
U.S. meat, poultry adds $1.02 trillion to economy
A new study shows the U.S. meat and poultry industry accounts for $1.02 trillion in total economic output or 5.6 [...]
Study: Bees, other pollinators good for Texas cotton
Bees, cotton and natural cover go hand-in-hand in improving cotton yields according to a new survey published in Agriculture, Ecosystems [...]
FSA county committee nomination period underway
Farmers and ranchers have until Aug. 1 to nominate eligible candidates to serve on local Farm Service Agency (FSA) committees. [...]
WOTUS case to extend into 2017
By Jessica Domel News Editor The fate of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) controversial water rule will remain undecided for [...]