Blaschke grows, advocates through TFB’s AgLead XVI
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Growing leadership skills, cultivating a network throughout the state and advocating for agriculture are a few goals Coy Blaschke has for his time in Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) AgLead [...]
AFBF President Stallman remarks on signing of TPA legislation
President Barack Obama signed trade promotion authority legislation on Monday. His signature “opens the door to creating new trade partnerships [...]
Two water AMI system trainings set for July
Water utility personnel are urged to attend an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system training in July, according to AgriLife Today. [...]
Hog herds recovering from PEDv
A quarterly report shows hog and pig numbers are rising as the U.S. pork industry continues to recover from Porcine [...]
Soybean rust found in RGV
The Rio Grande Valley (RGV) is under a spray advisory due to documented soybean rust, reports Southwest Farm Press. Soybean [...]
School integrated pest management training to be July 28
The Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Dallas will host a one-day program for school integrated pest management [...]
Senate passes Trade Promotion Authority
On June 24, a 60-35 U.S. Senate vote sent the fast-track Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) to President Barack Obama’s desk. [...]
TAHC releases temporary fever tick quarantine area in Starr County
On June 19, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) released the remaining portion of the fever tick temporary preventative quarantine [...]
Texas’ disaster declaration now encompasses 110 counties
Additional counties were added to Governor Greg Abbott’s state of disaster declaration, bringing the number to 110 Texas counties, according [...]