Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

Outstanding YF&R Finalist: Layton and Jessi Schur

By Shelby Shank Field Editor In the heart of Hale County, Layton and Jessi Schur are building something special—a family operated, direct-to-consumer retail store, providing their community with fresh produce and beef from their [...]

USDA grants $16 million to support food production and security

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has set aside more than $16 million [...]

TWDB releases study on drought indicators

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), in coordination with The University of Texas at Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences, announces [...]

Texas dairies reuse water as conservation tactic

Texas dairymen know it takes water to make milk and dairies are searching for ways to use less water, similar [...]

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 [...]

EPA grants 2015 exemption of Topguard for Texas cotton

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted a Section 18 emergency use exemption to Texas for the use of [...]

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 [...]

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