Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

Fifth graders learn about agriculture through hands-on activities

By Shelby Shank Field Editor Over 300 fifth graders from Pine Tree Middle School know more about agriculture thanks to the efforts of Gregg County Farm Bureau. “I enjoyed being able to show the kids [...]

Two fly control options for beef cattle

Economic losses in beef herds occur when horn fly numbers exceed 150 flies per animal. Therefore, it is necessary to [...]

Global food prices lowest in 5 years

Global food prices are the lowest in five years, reports The Des Moines Register. The United Nations (U.N.) Food and [...]

Vietnam rids age restrictions on U.S. beef imports

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) recently announced that Vietnam has removed all [...]

Irrigation classes set for April, El Paso

Texas A&M School of Irrigation, in cooperation with El Paso Water Utilities and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension (AgriLife), will conduct [...]

RGV preventive sugarcane aphid conference set for April 14, Weslaco

Experts say South Texas grain sorghum growers could be in for a rough year controlling pests and would benefit from [...]

AFBF surveys young farmers, ranchers

Finding and securing adequate land to grow crops and raise animals was once again the top challenge identified in the [...]

Grain storage safety conference set for April 22, Sinton

The Coastal Bend Grain Storage and Handlers Safety Conference will be held April 22 in Sinton, according to AgriLife Today. [...]

Dietary guidelines comment period extended to May 8

The 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee submitted the Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee to the Secretaries [...]

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