Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

GAO requests more information in review of ERP 2022

By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (USDA FSA) to provide additional details regarding its management of the Emergency Relief Program [...]

USDA surveys beekeepers on health of bee colonies

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reaching out to beekeepers and farmers across the nation [...]

APHIS changes GE wheat permitting requirements

Beginning Jan. 1, developers of genetically engineered (GE) wheat varieties must apply for permits before conducting field tests. The U.S. [...]

Water conservation policy effectiveness depends on farmer economics

By Kay Ledbetter (VERNON, Texas)—Farming is a business, and the actions of farmers will be based on economics—even when it [...]

TFB members named to CBB appointments

Texas Farm Bureau members Dave Edmiston and Don Smith have been appointed to the Cattlemen’s Beef Board by U.S. Secretary [...]

Farmers, ag organizations ask USDA to consider cottonseed coverage

By Jessica Domel Field Editor A combination of high inputs, low prices and no safety net could spell disaster for [...]

Comment deadline extended for EPA certification rule for pesticide applicators

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed revisions to 40 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) 171—Certification of Pesticide Applicators—which sets [...]

Texas represented on national YF&R Committee

Chandler and Jenna Bowers, members of the Carson-Armstrong County Farm Bureau in the Texas Panhandle, have been appointed to the [...]

Future TFB leaders to meet in January

By Julie Tomascik Associate Editor Young farmers and ranchers will inherit a bright future and a strong legacy. And leave [...]

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