Oral Rabies Vaccination Program expands bait distribution area
Far West Texas will now be included in Texas Department of State Health Services’ (DSHS) Oral Rabies Vaccination Program (ORVP) bait drop. The annual program began Jan. 7 and now includes bait distribution in [...]
Increased wildfire dangers for Lone Star State
High winds, thick brush and dry conditions could make the Lone Star State a tinderbox for wildfires. The record amount [...]
Cattle conference announced for Texas youth
The Texas Youth Cattle Conference is set for June 13-15 in San Antonio and South Texas regions. This conference is [...]
Next phase of Texas vehicle two-step
Gone are the days of Texas motorists needing to place two stickers on their windshield each year. State officials switched [...]
How to help prevent colic in winter months
With the constantly changing weather, horse owners will want to monitor the water intake of their animals to prevent colic [...]
New cotton leadership announced at national meeting
Mississippi warehouseman Shane Stephens was elected National Cotton Council (NCC) chairman for 2016. The NCC’s annual meeting was held in [...]
CRP sign-up deadline approaches
One of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) most competitive Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign-up periods in history is approaching [...]
Meat exports in 2015 suffered with strong U.S. dollar
Numbers are in and the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) reports pork exports dropped by 2 percent and beef exports [...]
U.S. Supreme Court to consider hearing AFBF challenge to Chesapeake Bay plan
The eight remaining U.S. Supreme Court justices will consider Friday whether to hear the American Farm Bureau Federation's (AFBF) challenge [...]