Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

FSA County Committee elections for 2024 are open

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) began mailing ballots last week for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections to all eligible farmers, ranchers and private landowners across the country. Elections are occurring in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAA) [...]

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 [...]

Additional 800,000 acres dedicated to CRP for wildlife habitat and wetlands

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that an additional 800,000 acres of highly environmentally sensitive land may be [...]

Experts see unexpected decline in sugarcane aphids in South Texas

In an unexpected turn of events, insect populations of the sugarcane aphid on grain sorghum fields in South Texas are [...]

Presidential Disaster Declaration granted for Texas counties

A Presidential Disaster Declaration was granted for Texas counties due to damage sustained from the severe weather, tornadoes and flooding. [...]

Summer Ag Institute set for June 8-12, Stephenville

Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) and Tarleton State University will host teachers as the 21st annual Summer Ag Institute gears up [...]

Gov. Abbott temporarily suspends vehicle size, weight restrictions

Gov. Greg Abbott approved a request to temporarily suspend vehicle size and weight restrictions for all activity necessary to respond [...]

Warrant® Ultra Herbicide to help soybean, cotton growers with weed control

Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Warrant Ultra Herbicide, a premix of acetochlor and formesafen. This tool [...]

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