Outstanding YF&R finalist: Kade and Morgan Hodges
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Driven by faith and a love for the land, Kade and Morgan Hodges have embraced every challenge that ranching has thrown their way. “While ranching is a way of [...]
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 [...]
Drop in crude oil prices concern ethanol makers
Ethanol makers are bracing for a drop in earnings as cheap crude pushes down the prices they fetch from refiners [...]
Meat safety labeling rule delayed to 2018
Special safety labels won't be required until at least 2018 for mechanically tenderized meat because the rule was not finalized [...]
Beef imports outlook up for 2014
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook report for December raises U.S. beef imports to 2.848 [...]
Grain elevator workshop set for Jan. 29, Amarillo
The Texas High Plains Grain Elevator Workshop will be held Jan. 29 in Amarillo, according to AgriLife Today. Program topics [...]