Bills introduced to keep Texas ag land in production
By Shelby Shank Field Editor As Texas continues to grow and cities expand, valuable working lands are paved over, threatening the state’s agricultural land. Lawmakers filed companion legislation—HB 2018 by Rep. Trent Ashby and SB [...]
Early voting for primaries begins Tuesday
Voters across Texas will weigh in on which candidates they’d like to see on ballots this November starting Tuesday. Early [...]
McCarthy defends EPA on WOTUS, pesticides
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chief Gina McCarthy put up a stout defense at a House Committee on Agriculture hearing on [...]
President’s proposed budget mixed for agriculture
The president’s proposed budget provides a mixed bag for agriculture, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. The budget proposal [...]
Cotton growers keep upbeat outlook in desperate times
Though it looks bleak for American cotton growers to get cottonseed listed as an “other oilseed,” cotton-growing groups are not [...]
AgriLife conducts agricultural rate survey
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is researching the prices that custom agricultural operations charge. Categories that fall in these custom [...]
Changes announced to livestock trading
Changes will soon be made in the live and feeder cattle and lean hog markets after industry representatives expressed concerns [...]
Universities receive USDA funding to study citrus greening
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently awarded universities $20.1 million to research the Huanglongbing (HLB) disease. The funding is [...]
Proposal to cut crop insurance, fund summer meal program
President Barack Obama has released a budget proposal that includes $18 billion in cuts to crop insurance over the next [...]