NRCS announces 2025 EQIP signup date
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas announced fiscal year (FY) 2025 financial assistance opportunities for famers and agricultural landowners through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). NRCS will accept [...]
AgriLife: Most corn should fare well as fields dry out
The Texas corn crop should fare well, even with some yellowing from an abundance of rain, according to a Texas [...]
More counties added to governor’s disaster declaration
An additional 24 counties were added to Texas’ state disaster declaration, bringing the total number of counties to 94 as [...]
RCPP webinar set for June 4
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will host a Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) webinar [...]
Higher egg prices expected as result of avian flu
According to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service poultry expert, it will take several years for egg-laying facilities in the [...]
GPS software for farm equipment to be tax exempt
A law recently approved by the Texas legislature will exempt Texas farmers and ranchers from paying sales tax on GPS [...]
Barley Crops Tour set for June 5, Muleshoe
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Parmer and Bailey counties will conduct a Barley Crops Tour on June [...]
New report shows first GMO is 8,000 years old
With the recent approval of GMO apples and potatoes by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it's tempting to [...]
AFBF: ‘We need more ethanol, not less’
Congress was clear in its intent regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Bob Stallman [...]