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PVAMU researchers to study hemp for animal feed

Scientists at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) received a grant to study hemp as a sustainable alternative to grain in animal feed. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) [...]

TWDB to host first Water U! work session April 29, Austin

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) will host its first Water U! work session at 8:30 a.m. on April 29 [...]

Frankston farmers receive TFA’s Outstanding Tree Farm award

Richard and Pat Saunders’ tree operation in Frankston has been recognized by the Texas Forestry Association (TFA) as the 2015 [...]

Blue Bell pulls all its products from shelves

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the listeria outbreak that prompted Blue Bell Creameries to recall their entire [...]

New yield exclusion has farmers doing their math

It’s not quite calculus, but it’s getting pretty close with all options Congress has added to the federal crop insurance [...]

Today marks 45th anniversary of Earth Day

This year, Earth Day is celebrating its 45th anniversary on April 22. The first Earth Day in 1970 is what [...]

Private Pesticide Applicator Training set for May 8, San Angelo

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) and Angelo State University’s Department of Agriculture will conduct a Private Pesticide Applicator [...]

AFBF asked Congress to pass bill blocking EPA’s WOTUS rule

The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) asked Congress to pass legislation ordering the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. [...]

Senate Finance, House Ways and Means leaders introduce Trade Promotion Authority bill

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan [...]

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