Workshop empowers ag teachers, equips them with resources
By Julie Tomascik Editor Agricultural science teachers early in their career spent two days with educational and agricultural experts to gain knowledge and resources for their classrooms through Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Early Ag [...]
Manure: Till into the ground to reduce odor
Ever heard someone say “smells like money,” when referring to the smell of cow manure? Others may just crinkle their [...]
A&M’s super microscope studies the loblolly pine
Texas A&M University ecosystem science and management department is taking a closer look with a super microscope at the loblolly [...]
Ranch Management University set for Oct. 20-24, Texas A&M campus
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will offer a Ranch Management University program on Oct. 20-24 on the Texas A&M University [...]
FDA releases report on sales of antimicrobial drugs approved for animals
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its fourth annual report on the sales and distribution data of antimicrobial [...]
Ground beef recall in Texas, possible extraneous materials
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Oct. 4 the recall of 90,987 pounds of ground beef distributed by [...]
Sugarcane field day set for Oct. 8, Weslaco
A sugarcane field day will be hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Research (AgriLife) on Oct. 8 in Weslaco from [...]
USDA posts 2015 upland cotton marketing assistance loan rate
The marketing assistance loan rate for 2015-crop base quality upland cotton was recently announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s [...]
Expanding Texas wine market triggers more grape farmers
Texas grape farmers, many of whom are new farming families, are taking advantage of an expanding market for Texas wine [...]