Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

Cattle imports from Mexico resume under new protocols

By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced imports of Mexican cattle and bison will resume with new inspection protocols to protect against the New World screwworm (NWS). USDA’s Animal and Plant [...]

Renewed interest in rainwater harvesting

Recent rains have renewed interest in rainwater harvesting programs in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and elsewhere in the state, according [...]

BQA award applications deadline nears

The deadline for National Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Award applications is nearing. The award recognizes cattlemen across the country who [...]

Senate Ag panel to look at bird flu impact

The worst avian flu outbreak on record has a Senate Agriculture Committee looking to examine the effects of the disease [...]

SHSU offers all online Master of Agriculture program

Agricultural graduates are in demand, recent studies show. To help meet that demand, Sam Houston State University (SHSU) has added [...]

Wet weather could trigger parasite problems

Recent rains replenished drought-stricken Texas, plus some. And the excessive rainfall could trigger parasite problems for sheep and goat flocks, [...]