Congress passes farm bill extension, economic aid for farmers
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter In one of the last acts of the 118th Congress, lawmakers passed a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government that includes a one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill, aid [...]
Farmers/ranchers to receive FSA ballots this week
The November General Election may be over, but farmers and ranchers across the U.S. still have important decisions to make. [...]
BQA certification offered
With only two weeks remaining, the countdown continues for beef and dairy producers to become Beef Quality Assurance (BQA)-certified for [...]
House takes first step toward highway bill
The House approved HR 22, the long-term highway bill, by a vote of 363-64 this week. The bill authorizes nearly [...]
Text of Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement now available
A month after the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership talks, the text of the [...]
Citrus canker found in South Texas
Citrus canker, a devastating citrus tree disease, was found in South Texas in Cameron County in a residential golf course [...]
Hidden Pines fire impacts Buescher and Bastrop state parks
AUSTIN— The mid-October skies in Smithville were cloaked by a thick smoke after a wildfire ignited near Buescher and Bastrop [...]
Senate fails to take action on WOTUS
A proposal that would have required the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw its [...]
TFB Resolutions Committee addresses agriculture concerns
(WACO, Texas)—Rollback taxes for agricultural valuation topped the list of concerns as the Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) Resolutions Committee discussed [...]