Collegiate Farm Bureau leaders learn at TFB officer retreat
By Julie Tomascik Editor Students who serve in leadership positions with the five Collegiate Farm Bureau chapters attended an officer retreat at Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) this month. “The Collegiate Farm Bureau program is [...]
More than $18 million in grants for next generation farmers, ranchers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has set aside more than $18 million in grants to educate, mentor and enhance [...]
Tarp may have smothered zebra mussels at Lake Waco
City of Waco and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) officials trying to safeguard Lake Waco against the zebra mussel [...]
TPWD proposes regulations change: turkey, bass, gar and commercial crab and finfish
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is considering changes to regulations for 2015 and seeking public comments. The first [...]
Could farm program payments surpass farm bill’s projections?
Falling crop prices are going against Congress’ assumptions of the 2014 Farm Bill’s programs, even before farmers and ranchers have [...]
FibreLux: a field-friendly compact wool measurement tool
A team of Texas A&M AgriLife Research (AgriLife) scientists is evaluating the new FibreLux—a field-friendly, reasonably priced fiber measurement tool—and [...]
Senate votes ‘no’ on removing Lesser Prairie-Chicken from ‘threatened’ list
The U.S. Senate rejected an amendment with a vote of 54 to 44 that would have taken the Lesser Prairie-Chicken [...]
‘Our Turn to Ranch’ schools for ranchers’ children and grandchildren
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host two-day schools this spring for adult children and grandchildren of landowners who [...]
AgriLife warns of farm programs sign-up deadlines, offers decision aid help
Farmers’ decisions on base acreage reallocation or to update yield histories need to be made by Feb. 27. The sign-up [...]