Step up for ag literacy with TFB’s Socks for a Cause campaign
By Julie Tomascik Editor Put your best foot forward for agricultural literacy with the Socks for a Cause campaign launched by Texas Farm Bureau (TFB). TFB-branded socks, along with other ag-themed socks, are available [...]
High Plains vegetable study targets water savings
Texas A&M AgriLife Research (AgriLife) is conducting a vegetable study in the Texas High Plains to see if vegetables might [...]
House to vote to fully repeal the death tax
The Death Tax Repeal Act (HR 1105) is slated to be considered by the full House later this week, according [...]
Texas Beef Checkoff shows bullish numbers
Just six months in, the Texas Beef Checkoff posted a revenue of $3.4 million. That money will be used to [...]
Texas cattlemen slowly rebuild herds
Texas cattlemen are slowly rebuilding herds as parts of the state continue to deal with drought conditions, a Texas A&M [...]
Agreement expands opportunities for U.S. beef, pork
A pair of new agreements are expected to open additional opportunities for trade between the U.S., Mexico and Peru. According [...]
Honey production up 19 percent
Honey production in 2014 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 178 million pounds. This is a 19 percent [...]
Pineywoods Cattle Congress set for April 17, San Augustine County
The Pineywoods Cattle Congress will be held April 17 in San Augustine County to address strategies on the new economics [...]
Proposal redefines ‘retail food establishment’
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule that would relax registration requirements for some establishments, such as [...]