TFB sets 2025 state, national legislative priorities
By Julie Tomascik Editor A new year brings new state and national legislative and advocacy efforts for Texas Farm Bureau (TFB). “Texas Farm Bureau will make sure the voices of farmers and ranchers are [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]