Low inventory leads to uncertainty in cattle markets
A pair of recent market reports paint a picture of cattle on feed supplies remaining steady even as cash cattle prices moved higher. Bernt Nelson, an economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), says the Cattle [...]
Trans-Pecos land use changes seminar set for April 30, Alpine
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will co-host the “Going, Going…Gone?: Changing Land Use in the Trans-Pecos and Its [...]
Final WOTUS rule sent for review
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sent its Waters of the United States (WOTUS) final rule to the Office of [...]
Two fly control options for beef cattle
Economic losses in beef herds occur when horn fly numbers exceed 150 flies per animal. Therefore, it is necessary to [...]
Global food prices lowest in 5 years
Global food prices are the lowest in five years, reports The Des Moines Register. The United Nations (U.N.) Food and [...]
Vietnam rids age restrictions on U.S. beef imports
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) recently announced that Vietnam has removed all [...]
Irrigation classes set for April, El Paso
Texas A&M School of Irrigation, in cooperation with El Paso Water Utilities and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension (AgriLife), will conduct [...]
RGV preventive sugarcane aphid conference set for April 14, Weslaco
Experts say South Texas grain sorghum growers could be in for a rough year controlling pests and would benefit from [...]
AFBF surveys young farmers, ranchers
Finding and securing adequate land to grow crops and raise animals was once again the top challenge identified in the [...]