Students dig into agriculture during Ag Literacy Week
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Students and teachers explored agriculture through Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Ag Literacy Week, which was held in conjunction with National Ag Week, on March 17-21. “Ag Literacy Week provides teachers [...]
East Texas fruit, vegetable conference to cover timely topics
The East Texas Fruit and Vegetable Conference set for Feb. 16 in Nacogdoches will cover topics of interest to conventional [...]
TFB Radio Network celebrates 14 years on air
Seventy affiliate stations in 52 markets. It's a long way from Jan. 7, 2002, when the Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) [...]
Survey aims to collect farmer feedback on USDA programs
A new online survey launched by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) will collect feedback from farmers and ranchers about [...]
Low market prices already affecting 2016 crop outlook
By Rod Santa Ana Texas A&M AgriLife As Rio Grande Valley farmers prepare to plant seeds in the coming weeks [...]
Texas peanut acreage, yield on the rise
Favorable farm bill provisions and low commodity prices for other crops prompted a rise in the amount of peanuts planted [...]
Dr. Judd: Color can tell you a lot about hay quality
Green, yellow or brown. What color is your hay? Dr. Bob Judd, host of Texas Vet News on the Texas [...]
New bird flu strain found in Indiana
A new strain of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) that caused the depopulation of more than 48 million [...]
Monsanto to open new cotton facility in Lubbock
Cotton is king in the Lone Star State, and the construction of a new cottonseed processing facility in Lubbock will [...]