Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

Cotton crop will have an impact on gins, warehouses

By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist A bad cotton crop spells disaster for the gins and the numerous other businesses and economies that rely on the crop. “Reduced production from this year’s cotton crop not only [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

Range and pasture management program set for July 6, Brownwood

A Range and Pasture Management program will be conducted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) July 6 in Brownwood, [...]

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 [...]

Composting animal manure: Good for soil and livestock

For generations, farmers have been using composting animal manure as a soil amendment to improve soil health, reports Drovers CatttleNetwork. [...]

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