Texas students can Farm From School in spring 2025
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Students across Texas are invited to connect virtually with farmers and ranchers through Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Farm From School program next spring. The program has been bringing Texas agriculture [...]
Beef 706 quality assurance program set for June 29-30, Alpine
A free beef quality assurance program, Beef 706, is set for June 29-30 in Alpine, according to AgriLife Today. The [...]
Central Texas farmers face crop challenges
Farmers always have to contend with Mother Nature to grow or raise our food. The record rainfall in May has [...]
Texas drought map rubbed almost spotless
The weekly drought monitor map for Texas shows only small spots of abnormally dry or moderate drought, reports Southwest Farm [...]
Stiles Farm Field Day set for June 16, Thrall
Featuring topics of interest for Blacklands farmers, the 52nd Stiles Farm Field Day is set for June 16 in Thrall, [...]
Cotton plantings reduced by wet weather
A considerable portion of the state’s expected cotton acreage will not be planted this year primarily due to low prices [...]
Pre-harvest wheat sprouting may compromise yields
Wheat has been spotted sprouting in the Blacklands and other regions of Texas, reports Southwest Farm Press. The sprouting in [...]
On Capitol Hill’s schedule this week: COOL, TPA, WOTUS
Several agricultural issues—COOL, TPA and WOTUS—are on the schedules of both sides of Capitol Hill this week, according to Agri-Pulse. [...]
FEMA adds counties to Texas disaster declaration
Additional Texas counties were added by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to their disaster declaration originally issued on May [...]