Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

Spivey is a finalist in Excellence in Agriculture contest

By Shelby Shank Field Editor For Jacob Spivey, agriculture was love at first sight. “I fell in love with agriculture when I was in fourth grade,” he said. “The local ag teacher came by [...]

USDA announces enrollment period for safety net coverage in 2016

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini recently announced that producers who chose coverage from [...]

Ag/timber sales tax exemption registration expires Dec. 31

By Brant Wilbourn TFB Associate Director of Commodity and Regulatory Activities A valid agricultural and timber registration number is required [...]

Amendment could hurt Red River property legislation

By Jessica Domel Field Editor A resolution, HR 2130, that is designed to help Texas landowners whose property is in [...]

EPA proposes changes to pesticide applicator certification and training requirements

By Jay Bragg Associate Director TFB Commodity and Regulatory Activities The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed revisions to 40 [...]

Negotiations continue on tax extenders

Negotiations continue on a bill to extend more than 50 tax provisions that expired at the end of 2014. Most [...]

Supreme Court urged to stem EPA overreach

A crush of supporters yesterday filed friend of the court briefs, joining the American Farm Bureau Federation in urging the [...]

Farmers, ranchers call for quick Senate action on COOL repeal

With the World Trade Organization's decision to allow Canada and Mexico to place more than $1 billion in tariffs on [...]

House discusses Red River property bill

By Jessica Domel Field Editor The U.S. House of Representatives today will consider legislation that could help return land along [...]

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