USDA to begin disbursing $10 billion through ECAP
By Julie Tomascik Editor The $10 billion in Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) funds are being released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The economic assistance payments are for farmers who grow corn, [...]
Lower input costs expected for livestock, poultry
Lower costs and higher production are on the horizon for the livestock and poultry sectors, according to Dr. Steve Meyer, [...]
Froman pushing TPP as a ‘strategic imperative’ for U.S.
A day after President Obama used his State of the Union speech to urge Congress to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership [...]
Farm Bureau Patriot Project serves those who served
How mentorship can help beginning farmer veterans develop professional networking and business planning skills was highlighted at a workshop at [...]
National policy established, leadership elected at AFBF
National policy to help Texas cotton farmers and the election of a new president “excited about working for the Lone [...]
Researchers share information on potential live CWD tests
By Jessica Domel News Editor Researchers may have found a way to positively identify deer that are infected with the [...]
House approves resolution against WOTUS
By Jessica Domel News Editor Today, the U.S. House of Representatives took action to nullify the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) [...]
Drone-based land management meeting set Feb. 4 in Corpus Christi
By Rod Santa Ana Texas A&M AgriLife Technology is quickly developing to help ranchers, forage producers and others manage their [...]
Outgoing Farm Bureau president tells farmers to stand up
Farmers and ranchers need to adopt technology and they need to stand up for their rights. But most of all, [...]