Texas lawmakers begin filing bills for 2025 legislative session
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Texas lawmakers have started filing bills that will impact farmers, ranchers and rural Texans in the 89th legislative session. “This legislative session presents an opportunity for Texas farmers and [...]
EPA’s latest WOTUS rendering claims to simplify regulations
Business owners around the country have joined farmers and ranchers in speaking out on the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) [...]
Pecans lack visibility in the marketplace
Pecans have an image problem. They have a lack of visibility, unlike the massive marketed almonds, pistachios and walnuts. It’s [...]
AgriLife insect scouting school set for April 23, Amarillo
The Texas Panhandle Scout School is open to anyone interested in learning about scouting and identifying insect pests of corn, [...]
Swisher County farmer uses past-harvest debris as tillage alternative
Swisher County farmer Barry Evans’ crop fields might look a bit messy, but hey, that’s the whole point, reports the [...]
House votes to repeal death tax
By a vote of 240 to 179, the House approved today the full repeal of the death tax, a tax [...]
Multi-County Beef Cattle Symposium set April 22, LaCoste
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will host a Multi-County Beef Cattle Symposium for residents of Bexar, Medina and [...]
Summer institute aids teachers to incorporate agriculture in their classrooms
Food, fiber and fuel aren't just topics for agricultural science courses. Math, social studies and language arts teachers can also [...]
First case of H5N2 bird flu in U.S. commercial chicken flock
A flock of 200,000 hens at an egg-laying facility in Wisconsin is the first commercial U.S. chicken operation to become [...]