Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

Annual meeting workshops to focus on commodity outlook, young farmers

By Julie Tomascik Editor An overview of trending topics in agriculture will be the focus of workshops during Texas Farm Bureau’s Annual Meeting in December. The workshops are a new addition to the meeting schedule [...]

Texas Food Connection Day set for Feb. 17

Farmers and ranchers will reach out to local customers to share with them how their food is grown during Texas [...]

ARS study: No harm to soils when cattle graze cover crops

A recent study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) found producers can take advantage of [...]

CattleFax foresees strong, steady cattle prices in 2015

At a breakout session held at the recent Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Trade Show, CattleFax predicted [...]

Water is biggest factor in corn silage quality

Texas A&M AgriLife Research (AgriLife) scientists studied how to minimize yield losses while reducing groundwater usage on the High Plains, [...]

Extra lean ground beef earns AHA Heart-Check certification

The American Heart Association (AHA) added extra lean ground beef—which is at least 96 percent lean, 4 percent fat—to its [...]

NCC survey estimates less planted cotton in 2015

The National Cotton Council’s (NCC) recent planting-intentions survey predicts a 14.6 percent nationwide decrease in planted cotton acreage this spring. [...]

Apply for natural disaster emergency loans

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds farmers and ranchers of designated natural disaster areas to apply for emergency loans, [...]

USDA funds REAP, rural energy program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and invites rural agricultural producers and [...]

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