Applications open for TFB’s 2025 Young Farmer & Rancher contests
By Julie Tomascik Editor The applications for the Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) 2025 Outstanding Young Farmer & Rancher (YF&R) and Excellence in Agriculture (EIA) contests are now open. The annual contests are a way [...]
New Veterinary Feed Directive rules coming soon
Veterinary oversight, prescriptions and a documented veterinary-client-patient relationship highlight changes farmers and ranchers will soon experience when handling medicated feed [...]
Vilsack: CTAP, cost-share could help cotton farmers
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is exploring ways the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can help American cotton farmers [...]
Texas conservation council awards $1.4 million in grants
The Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Council recently approved $1.4 million dollars in conservation easements to help bring more [...]
New vaccine targets cattle fever ticks in Texas
The cattle fever tick, and the disease it carries, has the capability to cripple the Texas cattle industry, if not [...]
Six tips for accurate seed placement
A sense of uncertainty looms with each planting season. Markets, weather and pests can wreak havoc on a crop. But [...]
Tarleton receives grant for gardening programs, outreach
Students at Tarleton State University will soon be able to take sustainable food-related courses thanks to a U.S. Department of [...]
EQIP application deadline approaches
The deadline to apply for Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is just around the corner. Applications must be submitted to [...]
Sorghum farmers on standby as courts review Transform
By Justin Green Staff Writer Though it may be beneficial for sorghum growers, Dow AgroSciences’ Transform WG might not be [...]