Revised forecast maintains drop in 2024 farm income
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) December 2024 farm income forecast confirms just how tough a year it’s been for American agriculture, with slightly revised projections offering little relief to farmers. The latest numbers indicate [...]
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. [...]
Vilsack: USDA cannot declare cottonseed as oilseed
By Jessica Domel News Editor American cotton farmers will not have access to farm bill safety net programs through cottonseed [...]
Crop production takes center stage at conference
Low prices, high costs and challenges for 2016 farm decisions were the focus of the annual Red River Crops Conference [...]
Farmers market coming to Frisco
A farmers market and specialty retail center is coming to the city of Frisco. The proposed 80,000-square-foot space will house [...]
Two beef checkoff reports released
The Beef Checkoff program recently released two reports—the 2015 Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) Annual Report and the 2015 Beef Checkoff [...]
South Plains could experience high impact fire weather
According to Texas A&M Forest Service, the South Plains area of Texas is experiencing “above normal temperatures,” high winds and [...]