Farmers, ranchers testify on border crisis, property damage relief
By Julie Tomascik Editor Farmers and ranchers along the Texas-Mexico border are calling for more support and public awareness of a new state program aimed at helping landowners recover from damages caused by the ongoing [...]
Texas oil, gas revenues in decline
After Texas oil and gas companies paid $13.8 billion in state and local taxes and state royalties in 2015, the [...]
Stripe rust hitting Texas wheat fields
Early sightings of stripe rust in Texas winter wheat fields should prompt farmers to scout their fields. The infestation, although [...]
Judge approves sale of historic Waggoner Ranch
The sale of the nation’s largest contiguous ranch was approved in a Vernon courthouse this morning. For decades, Waggoner family [...]
Conaway: USDA does have authority to make cottonseed designation
By Jessica Domel News Editor Congressman Mike Conaway of Texas is firing back at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) [...]
More beef in the pipeline
Bigger cattle and heavier weights will continue throughout 2016, but at a slower pace. For 35 years, beef carcass weights [...]
Feral hogs a Texas-sized challenge
Equipped to survive and thrive, even under intense prosecution, feral hogs are more than holding their own. An estimated 2 [...]
New CWD case discovered at captive deer release site
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) announced today a 3-1/2-year-old captive raised white-tailed buck harvested in early January by a [...]
Dr. Judd: Treating cattle with magnesium
This time of year, cattlemen and women should be weary of a disease caused by low levels of magnesium. Dr. [...]