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 [...]
APHIS tackles feral swine on national level
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and eight other government agencies have announced a nationally coordinated program to [...]
2015-16 Texas hunting, fishing licenses go on sale Saturday
Sportsmen gearing up for the upcoming fall hunting seasons are reminded to renew their licenses for 2015-16, available starting Saturday, [...]
Sugarcane aphid found in Texas Panhandle
It’s official. The sugarcane aphid has been found in the Texas Panhandle this year, but how widespread it is remains [...]
Corn crop could be third largest on record
U.S. growers are forecast to produce 13.7 billion bushels of corn this year, according to the Crop Production report issued [...]
Texas A&M opens new avian health complex
A new avian health complex opens today at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), [...]
Hot. Hot. Hot.
Temperatures are soaring and cattle are stressing. Although there have been no reports of large death losses, the heat reduces [...]
Supreme Court denies whooping crane appeal
By Jessica Domel Field Editor The control of Texas waterways will remain firmly in the hands of state officials following [...]