Texas broadband program distributes $18.5 million
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar awarded $18.5 million to 17 counties across the state as a part of the Texas Broadband Pole Replacement Program. The funding will support the deployment of [...]
Applications underway for conservation easement grants
Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program is looking for applicants to buy conservation easements on agricultural based lands. In [...]
Transitioning cropland to pastureland requires multi-year planning
By Kay Ledbetter Texas A&M AgriLife A growing interest in shifting out of crop production and into a forage-based system [...]
Flying within the confines of the law
By Jessica Domel News Editor As drones grow in popularity, so do the legal questions surrounding their use. Drone, or [...]
Caring for calves during, after birth
It’s calving season for many across the state. Dr. Bob Judd, host of Texas Vet News on the Texas Farm [...]
Texas agriculture to face obstacles in 2016
By Julie Tomascik Associate Editor Record high prices have come and gone, leaving management decisions to maximize profitability for Texas [...]
Wildlife habitat flourishing in far West Texas
Misty Sumner, a wildlife biologist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in Van Horn, told the Texas Farm Bureau [...]
Deadlines loom for disaster assistance programs
Texas livestock producers should contact their local Farm Service Agency office immediately if they have livestock, forage or feed losses [...]
FWS casts doubt on claim of 23 whooping crane deaths
It appears the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now unable to confirm the loss of endangered whooping cranes that [...]