New USDA livestock auction dashboard available
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched a new data visualization tool, the Livestock Auction Dashboard, providing users the ability to view and access livestock auction market information in a manner that is simple to [...]
Deadline nearing for TFB message meetings
The deadline is fast approaching for the Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) message meetings set for Feb. 19 in Amarillo and [...]
Panhandle range management event set for Feb. 28, Amarillo
To plan for the future under drought conditions, Texas Panhandle ranchers can attend a special meeting, “Panhandle Ranch Management: Assessing [...]
Farm bill passes, farmers must make decisions
With President Barack Obama expected to sign the 2014 Farm Bill this afternoon, farmers have big decisions to make. Farmers [...]
Wild turkey ‘super stocking’ project under way in East Texas
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the National Wild Turkey Federation released more than two dozen Eastern wild [...]
Interactive online decision aid coming soon for farmers and ranchers
Farmers and ranchers facing possible changes to crop rotations will soon have an interactive online decision aid tool to utilize [...]
TFB president testifies on EPA overreach
A potential rule on creeks and streams could—under the Clean Water Act (CWA)—require farmers to obtain permits necessary to continue [...]
USDA prepares to implement farm bill
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack assured state agriculture department leaders that the agriculture agency is prepared to implement [...]
Corn slump spurs switch to cotton
U.S. cotton planting is forecast to rise 7.6 percent to 11.2 million acres this year, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. If [...]