Doorways to Agriculture teaches students about food, farming
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Students and teachers learned all about food and farmers through Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Doorways to Agriculture exhibit at the Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo. Local schools visited the [...]
TWDB hosts ag water conservation grants webinar
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) will host a free webinar on current agricultural water conservation grant opportunities on Feb. [...]
USDA declares 156 Texas counties as natural disaster areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated 156 Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses [...]
Survey confirms cover crop improves soil’s health and yields
In the winter of 2013, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducted a survey on cover crops. More than 1,900 [...]
Selman Intermediate students join in TFB’s Planting the Seed program
The Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) made a stop in Sealy at Selman Intermediate School Jan. 15 as part of its [...]
Feral Hog Management Workshop set Jan. 29, Seymour
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) is offering landowners of Baylor County a Feral Hog Management Workshop Jan. 29 [...]
New standards to reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter in poultry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) proposed new federal standards to reduce Salmonella and [...]
WA dairy found liable for pollution from manure
A U.S. federal court has ruled for the first time that manure from livestock facilities can be regulated as solid [...]
New ethanol production methods impact cattle feeders
As the U.S. corn-based ethanol industry makes continued advancements in technology, new production methods have had a direct impact on [...]