Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

Ongoing water crisis threatens the future of Texas citrus

By Shelby Shank Field Editor The Rio Grande Valley is known for producing some of the nation’s sweetest citrus. Among the crops, Texas Red grapefruit, often referred to as “Ruby Red,” stands out for [...]

Texas schools celebrating National Teach Ag Day

The men and women who work year-round to help our nation’s children learn about agriculture are being celebrated today during [...]

Read hazardous chemical data before using products on the farm

If you work with agricultural chemicals or other potentially dangerous materials, including pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, diesel fuel and/or disinfectant products, [...]

Dr. Judd: Be careful grazing overweight, insulin-resistant horses

In general, keeping a horse in a pasture is much better than keeping him/her in a stall. Horses turned out [...]

TPWD Steps Up Free-Ranging Deer Disease Surveillance

With the recent discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in two captive deer breeding facilities in south-central Texas, the Texas [...]

Texas food prices show slight dip

A trip to the grocery store will leave consumers with more money in their wallet, according to the latest Texas [...]

State Fair opens Friday

In less than two days, Big Tex will officially begin welcoming crowds to the 2015 State Fair of Texas in [...]

Time to renew ag sales tax registration

By Brant Wilbourn TFB Associate Director of Commodity and Regulatory Activities A valid agricultural and timber registration number is required [...]

Drought intensifies, expands

Nearly 30 percent of Texas is now experiencing dry or drought-like conditions. According to the latest drought monitor from the [...]

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