Teachers can sign up for Texas Farm Bureau’s free book program
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Texas teachers can grow agricultural literacy in their classrooms with help from Texas Farm Bureau (TFB). TFB is celebrating its third-annual Ag Literacy Week Book Program, held during National Ag [...]
Texas farmers turn to winemaking
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) recently questioned if Texas could become a world-class wine region, according to The Houston Chronicle. [...]
TFB requests RMA deadline extension
A deadline for crop insurance eligibility must be extended so farmers can make critical decisions affecting their livelihoods, said the [...]
AFBF speaks out on WOTUS rule
The Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule will create enormous uncertainty and vulnerability for farmers and ranchers nationwide, American Farm [...]
House GOP budget protects farm bill programs
A long-term budget plan unveiled by House Republicans would leave farm bill programs virtually untouched, according to AgriPulse. A budget [...]
AgriLife studies Texas corn for increased yields, drought-tolerance and aflatoxin resistance
A groundbreaking Texas A&M AgriLife Research-led study on corn has identified useful gene variations for yield increases, drought tolerance and [...]
97 percent of U.S. farms are family-owned
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports that family-owned farms remain the backbone of the [...]
Wet weather stalls corn planting
The recent ice and snow storms and rains—not the drought—have kept farmer John Paul Dineen from planting his corn crop, [...]
Continued slide for cattle feeders
The Sterling Beef Profit Tracker recorded a continued slide last week for cattle feeders, falling an additional $59, reports Drovers [...]