Brazoria-Galveston County Farm Bureau recognized for ag education efforts
Brazoria-Galveston County Farm Bureau (CFB) was recognized by Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) for its educational efforts through the Farmers Corral at the Brazoria and Galveston county fairs. Brazoria-Galveston CFB was one of three county Farm [...]
Avian flu outbreak’s impact on consumer markets
The avian influenza outbreak continues to grow and leads to more questions about the impact on livestock and meat markets, [...]
El Niño rains cause concern for farmers
It's not very often that farmers and ranchers complain about the rain. For them, not only is water the essence [...]
WTO rules on COOL
A World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel ruled that U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) regulations for meats are not [...]
One Sample Strategy reduces aflatoxin risk for Texas grain producers
Grain industry representatives are touting the effectiveness of the One Sample Strategy, a standardized testing method for aflatoxin, according to [...]
Texas Plains is frontrunner in state cotton production
Texas cotton farmers produced almost 6.2 million bales last year from 4.6 million harvested acres. Planted acreage was 6.2 million, [...]
Beginning rancher, beef short courses set for summer
Livestock producers have two important Texas A&M AgriLife Extension (AgriLife) conferences available this summer that will offer insights on production, [...]
Spinach protein may help fight citrus greening
In a landmark step in the fight against citrus greening disease, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Southern [...]
Cover crops can provide nitrogen
Traditionally, cover crops were used for erosion control. But in the past few years, cover crops have been used for [...]