Texas 4-H 2024 TFB scholarship recipients announced
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Cassia Hernandez, Margaret Ogea and Tyler Rafa are the 2024 recipients of the $5,000 scholarships funded by Texas Farm Bureau through the Texas 4-H Foundation. “Through our partnership with Texas [...]
USDA applies Farm Bill’s production yields provision
Texas cotton producers are pleased to learn the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reconsidered its decision about implementing a [...]
TFB resolutions by county Farm Bureaus due Oct. 24
Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) is a grassroots organization and its policies originate at the county level. The policy development process [...]
Drought-tolerant cotton improves economic solidity
The development of a more drought-tolerant cotton varieties is good for the world’s biggest cotton patch’s economic stability, reports Southwest [...]
USDA issues ‘Made in Rural America’ report
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a new state-by-state “Made in Rural America” report. A fact sheet on [...]
El Niño stalled, but cool, wet Texas winter predicted
Although predictions favor a weak El Niño to develop over the next couple months, forecasters say there’s a good chance [...]
APH exclusion approved for insuring spring crops
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved the Actual Production History (APH) Yield Exclusion, which will be available nationwide for [...]
TWDB approves $39,297,597 for water projects
The multi-year drought in Texas has water supply facilities across the Lone Star State at record lows. The Texas Water [...]
Aquaponics is new, intensified farming
Dr. Joe Masabni, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s vegetable specialist, recently demonstrated a small-scale aquaponics system—a relatively new way of [...]