De La Cruz champions local input in U.S.-Mexico water talks
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist A bill aims to give local stakeholders in the Rio Grande Valley more influence in the discussions regarding the water Mexico owes the U.S. under the 1944 Water Treaty. The [...]
Florida Department of Ag designs SmartTrap to fight citrus greening
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services researchers, using 3D printing technology, have designed the “SmartTrap” to trap the Asian [...]
Saving Family Lands seminars set for March
The Texas Agricultural Land Trust (TALT) is hosting two seminars in March featuring the nation’s top tax expert Stephen J. [...]
USDA funds more than $160 million for ag research, education and extension projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently announced the availability of more than [...]
Update base acreage/yield history deadline is Feb. 27
The final day to update yield history or reallocate base acres is Feb. 27, reports Delta Farm Press. If a [...]
Feedyard cattle inventory increases and placements drop
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) February Cattle on Feed report, feedyard inventories as of Feb. 1 totaled 10.7 million [...]
Lone Star Healthy Streams workshop set March 25, Copperas Cove
A Lone Star Healthy Streams workshop is set for March 25 in Copperas Cove. The workshop will focus primarily on [...]
BQA certification free online until April 15
Beef and dairy producers can take advantage of free Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification online until April 15, according to [...]
Series of farm/ranch women workshops set for April and May, Fort Worth
Data from the U.S. Census indicates that more women in Texas now are managing farms than since 2007, reports AgriLife [...]