Ag groups disappointed as farm bill fails in Senate Ag
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter After more than four hours of debate, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry failed to come to an agreement to move the farm bill forward Thursday, Aug. 6. The Agricultural Act of [...]
Screwworm, ag policy updates focus of Summer Conference
By Julie Tomascik Editor New World screwworm, data centers and policy updates were among the topics discussed during Texas [...]
Rio Grande Valley farmer harvests first cotton bale of the year
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist The first cotton bale in the nation for the 2026 growing season was harvested by [...]
Register for YF&R Fall Tour Sept. 11-13 in East Texas
By Julie Tomascik Editor Young farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals and college students will get a look at agriculture in East [...]
Boozman releases Senate farm bill draft
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter After much anticipation, U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) released a discussion draft of [...]
Sterile fly production facility in Mexico set to open soon
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The number of sterile flies available to combat New World screwworm (NWS) in the United [...]
Nominations open for FSA county committees
Nominations are now being accepted for farmers and ranchers to serve on local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm [...]
USDA invests $105 million in New World screwworm projects
By Julie Tomascik Editor Several Texas universities and research institutions will play a role in advancing New World screwworm detection, [...]
South Texas rancher stays vigilant after finding first U.S. screwworm case
By Shelby Shank Field Editor A routine check on a cattle herd in South Texas led to the confirmation of [...]