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Committee hearing examines EPA’s impact on agriculture

By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Two farmers, a rancher, a plant scientist and members of Congress recently shared their concerns with how the actions, or sometimes inaction, of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) impact [...]

Cotton growers urged to plant multiple varieties for 2015

About this time each year, cotton specialists emphasize that variety selection is the most important decision cotton growers will make [...]

Farm Bill’s one-year anniversary; Vilsack highlights bill’s progress

Feb. 7 marks the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the 2014 Farm Bill. On Feb. 5, Secretary of Agriculture [...]

TFB says EPA’s rule withdrawal is a ‘tiny step’

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will move forward with a vast expansion of the agency’s regulatory power with changes in [...]

Pre-plant, weed management meeting set Feb. 11, Canyon

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will host a Pre-Plant/Weed Management Producer Update Meeting from 9 a.m. to noon [...]

Agriculture is No. 5 of highest-paying college degrees

Agriculture and natural resources ranked No. 5 on a list of the highest-paying college degrees for 2015. The projected annual [...]

AFBF pleased with House-Senate hearing on WOTUS rule

In a letter sent Wednesday, American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Bob Stallman thanked the chairs of the Senate Committee [...]

USDA grants $16 million to support food production and security

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has set aside more than $16 million [...]

Texas dairies reuse water as conservation tactic

Texas dairymen know it takes water to make milk and dairies are searching for ways to use less water, similar [...]

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