TFB’s AgLead XVI tours Southeast Texas agriculture
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Members of Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) AgLead XVI class toured farms, ranches and agricultural businesses in Southeast Texas this month. The session allowed AgLead members to engage with farmers, [...]
Texas onion farmers don’t want El Niño
Onion farmers in Texas faced serious issues with the rainfall the state received last year, according to The Packer. The [...]
GMO labeling bill moves forward
A seven-page bipartisan bill that calls for a voluntary national standard for GMO labeling is moving forward. This morning, the [...]
Drop in farmland acres, increase in farm size
A recent report shows a million-acre drop in farmland acres and an increase in farm size. It’s a slow-moving, but [...]
Everything’s coming up roses in East Texas
Warmer temperatures and an adequate amount of rain this winter will help the East Texas rose industry have a successful [...]
TPP will boost farm exports, income
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will tear down trade barriers and help level the playing field for U.S. agricultural exports to [...]
Supreme Court lets Chesapeake Bay plan stand
The U.S. Supreme Court decided today not to review the American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) challenge on the Environmental Protection [...]
Hartley County mule deer tests positive for CWD
State officials confirmed Friday that a free-ranging mule deer harvested in Hartley County in the Texas Panhandle has been confirmed [...]
Drop in planting, prices for 2016
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projects 2016 planting and net farm incomes to fall in their 2016 market projections [...]