Texas students can ‘Farm From School’ in fall 2024
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist This fall, kindergarten through fifth grade students across Texas can once again virtually visit farms and ranches right from their classrooms through Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Farm From School program. [...]
Sugarcane aphid claims Texas as its home
The sugarcane aphid came to the Lone Star State in 2013 as an unwelcomed guest for grain sorghum growers, but [...]
New Braunfels firm recalls fresh Boudin products
Carlton Foods of New Braunfels has recalled 25,764 pounds of Boudin products due to possible temperature abuse, according to the [...]
Farm bill informational programs set Nov. 10 and 17, South Central Texas
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will host two informational programs in South Central Texas on Nov. 10 and 17 [...]
NASS offers Ag Census web map
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) provides timely and accurate agriculture data from the Census [...]
USDA extends deadlines for dairy programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended deadlines for its dairy programs. Farmers now have until Dec. 5 to [...]
2013 ACRE payments released
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that FSA has begun distributing Average Crop Revenue Election [...]
Workshop focus is boosting aquaculture business
Aquaculturists serious about using the Internet and social media as an inexpensive way to bolster business should mark their calendars [...]
USDA unites with NFWF in Gulf of Mexico restoration
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has partnered with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation [...]