Texas FFA, 4-H students can sign up for the SOFA Challenge
By Hunter Glasson Communications Intern High school students who are members of Texas FFA or Texas 4-H are eligible to participate in the 2024 Speak Out for Agriculture (SOFA) Challenge. The contest, now in its [...]
Blue Bell pulls all its products from shelves
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the listeria outbreak that prompted Blue Bell Creameries to recall their entire [...]
New yield exclusion has farmers doing their math
It’s not quite calculus, but it’s getting pretty close with all options Congress has added to the federal crop insurance [...]
Private Pesticide Applicator Training set for May 8, San Angelo
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) and Angelo State University’s Department of Agriculture will conduct a Private Pesticide Applicator [...]
Senate Finance, House Ways and Means leaders introduce Trade Promotion Authority bill
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan [...]
AFBF asked Congress to pass bill blocking EPA’s WOTUS rule
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) asked Congress to pass legislation ordering the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. [...]
Youth Leadership Conference sign-up deadline is May 1
The deadline for high school juniors and seniors to sign up to attend the annual Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) Youth [...]
Global 2015 beef exports projected to set record
Global 2015 beef exports will reach a record 10.2 million tons, according to the latest Livestock and Poultry World Markets [...]
AgriLife fields more Quail Appreciation Days in May and June
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will conduct a third set of Quail Appreciation Days across Texas this spring [...]