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Texas students learn about pickles through Farm From School

By Shelby Shank Field Editor Big jars, crunchy bites and a salty-sour kick—Texas students learned about pickles through Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Farm From School program. Kindergarten through fifth-grade students across Texas virtually “meet” with [...]

Report: Texas is drought-free

For the second week in a row, not a drop of drought remains in the Lone Star State. Texas’ drought-free [...]

Cotton farmer: Without help, cotton could deal blow to Texas, U.S. economies

By Jessica Domel Field Editor A combination of high inputs, low prices and no safety net could spell disaster for [...]

GAO: EPA broke law in promoting water rule online

By Jessica Domel Field Editor A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveals the Environmental Protection Agency [...]

Texas farmers among testers of new cotton varieties

Over 100 farmers gathered in San Antonio over the weekend to discuss the latest class of Monsanto’s Deltapine cotton varieties. [...]

U.S., 200 other nations sign climate agreement

After a week-long conference in Paris, representatives from the United States and 200 other nations signed an unprecedented climate agreement [...]

Tastier, tougher tomatoes and spinach being developed for South Texas

By Rod Santa Ana Texas A&M AgriLife The revival of the once-thriving vegetable production industry in South Texas will begin [...]

Lawmakers urge consideration of cottonseed for farm bill programs

Congressman Mike Conaway of Texas is among 100 cotton-state legislators who are urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to [...]

USDA announces enrollment period for safety net coverage in 2016

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini recently announced that producers who chose coverage from [...]

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