U.S. Senate Ag Committee discusses AI, precision technology
By Julie Tomascik Editor Precision agriculture, including artificial intelligence (AI), was the topic of a recent U.S. Senate Ag Committee hearing earlier this month. Published reports point to about 200 AI-based agricultural startups in the [...]
Beef nutrient content similar, organic and conventional
In 2010, the share of the market for natural and organic beef was at 1.6 percent, and in 2014 organic [...]
Dry cycle continues for much of the Southwest
The 2011 historic drought resulted in a $7.6 billion loss (2010 and 2011), according to Southwest Farm Press. “Lest recent [...]
El Niño arrives, but it’s weak
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center's Emily Becker said atmospheric and oceanic conditions just barely allowed [...]
Sorghum meetings slated in Dimmitt and Levelland
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) has scheduled two regional sorghum educational meetings for March 26 and April 6 in [...]
Southwest canola crop is frontrunner over wheat
Canola prices are down a bit now but the Southwest has the advantage of being the first canola crop to [...]
Texas ranchers say new dietary guidelines are full of bull
Texas ranchers are stewing over a new set of dietary guidelines that discourages red meat and doesn’t highlight lean meat [...]
Oldham County small grains field day set
The 2015 small grains educational meeting in Oldham County has been scheduled for March 25 by the Texas A&M AgriLife [...]
Sign up now for TFB Youth Leadership Conference
County Farm Bureaus across the state are looking for a few good high school juniors and seniors to attend the [...]