Mexico to make water payment to U.S. under treaty
By Julie Tomascik Editor Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced this month that Mexico will provide an immediate water delivery to farmers in Texas, aiming to address the country’s shortfall under the 1944 Water Treaty. The [...]
TWDB opens ag water conservation grant applications
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Applications for the Texas Water Development Board’s (TWDB) 2024 Agricultural Water Conservation Grants are now [...]
Chicken wing prices rise before Sunday’s big game
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Football fans will once again choose chicken wings as a top food for Sunday’s big [...]
Farmers, ranchers make up less than 6% of Congress
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Only 31 of the 535 members of the U.S. 118th Congress spend time outside [...]
Producers might see higher prices for sheep, goats
Another year of drought conditions led to fewer sheep and goats in Texas, according to the January inventory reports from [...]
Weather disasters in 2023 cost Texas billions in damage
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas saw a record-setting year in 2023 for weather and climate disasters in the nation. [...]
Students learn about food, farmers through Doorways to Agriculture
By Julie Tomascik Editor Students and teachers learned more about agriculture through Texas Farm Bureau’s Doorways to Agriculture exhibit at [...]
AFBF pushes for emergency authority to ensure fair pricing for dairy farmers
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging the agency to [...]
Legislation aims to make fair labels on ‘imitation’ meat
By Julie Tomascik Editor A bipartisan bill introduced in Congress last week aims to establish new labeling requirements for [...]