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Doorways to Agriculture teaches students about food, farming

By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Students and teachers learned all about food and farmers through Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Doorways to Agriculture exhibit at the Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo. Local schools visited the [...]

USDA’s DamWatch monitors dams to keep communities safe

A new web-based application, DamWatch, is available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to monitor dams and keep communities [...]

Basic Prescribed Burn Workshop slated for Aug. 6-8, Sonora

A basic prescribed burn workshop, hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Research’s (AgriLife) Academy for Ranch Management, is set for Aug. [...]

AFBF releases detailed analysis of WOTUS rule

The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) released documents outlining how the EPA’s “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule will give [...]

FDA finalizes its VFD rule

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) rule, according to Drovers CattleNetwork. With the rule [...]

Beef Cattle Short Course set for Aug. 3, College Station

The 2015 Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course is set for Aug. 3 in College Station, according to AgriLife Today. [...]

Will consumers see fewer fresh birds for Thanksgiving meals?

There could be a shortfall in the numbers of fresh whole turkeys for Thanksgiving meals, reports Fox News. The U.S. [...]

Texas grocery prices continue to rise

According to the latest Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) Grocery Price Watch survey, consumers are seeing an increase in second quarter [...]

House passes Trade Promotion Authority

Following days of negotiations, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) Thursday by 218-208 vote. In [...]

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