Texas Farm Bureau 91st Annual Meeting set for Dec. 6-8
By Julie Tomascik Editor Policy discussions, membership recognition and a weekend of fellowship are slated for the 91st Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) Annual Meeting, which will be held Dec. 6-8 at the Kalahari Resort in [...]
Groundwater pumping causing shortage
A combination of increasing demand for water and four years of severe drought have caused groundwater levels in the Upper [...]
NAP specialty crop coverage deadline nears
The Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance program (NAP), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), is an [...]
FAA grants drone permits for use in agriculture and real estate
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently issued permits to use drones to monitor crops and photograph properties for sale, marking [...]
RGV Cotton and Grain Pre-Plant Conference set for Jan. 14, Mercedes
The 21st annual Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Cotton and Grain Pre-Plant Conference and Annual Membership Meeting will be held on [...]
USDA begins celebrating International Year of Soils
The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), working within the framework of the Global Soil Partnership, spearheaded the adoption [...]
‘Survivor stock’ honeybee may well diminish CCD
America’s bees are in trouble. Since colony collapse disorder (CCD) hit the U.S. in 2006, the country’s beekeepers have reported [...]
No-till and crop rotation wins Texans 2015 High Cotton award
Texas High Plains cotton growers Ronnie Hopper and his son, R. N., are the Southwest Region High Cotton winners for [...]
AgriLife researchers connect forecasts for seeding and weather
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Research Services, supported by the Texas Sorghum Producers, run trials on the research project “Optimizing [...]