Texas FFA members celebrate National FFA Week
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas FFA members are celebrating National FFA Week with activities highlighting the organization’s impact on students, agriculture and local communities. “During National FFA week, over 180,000 members of Texas FFA [...]
Fencing technology improving
Farmers and ranchers no longer have to replace fencing every few years thanks to improvements in fence technology and fencing [...]
Ice cream is cool again
Just weeks before the sale of Blue Bell is set to resume in the Lone Star State comes news that [...]
More farmers logging on, checking in
More American farmers and ranchers are taking advantage of the opportunities the World Wide Web has to offer. A new [...]
Toxic plants could kill cattle
Cattle men and women across the state are urged to check their pastures and grazing areas for toxic plants and [...]
Improving land, helping wildlife
For nearly 30 years, Littlefield rancher James Blackwell has worked to conserve the natural resources on his land and create [...]
Video series released on feral hog management
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has gone hog wild over wild hogs. To help landowners fight the state’s ever-increasing [...]
Beef exports down in first half of year
June export data, released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), reflected a challenging first half [...]
To wean or not to wean?
Like many decisions on the ranch, the decision to wean a calf early or not depends upon a host of [...]