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Tick research aims to prevent spread of African swine fever

By Shelby Shank Field Editor Scientists are assessing a tick’s potential to spread African swine fever (ASF) in the Southern U.S. To prevent the spread of the virus in Texas and the Southern U.S., Texas [...]

USDA forecasts $143.5 billion in ag trade in 2015

Fiscal 2015 agricultural exports are forecast at $143.5 billion, $9 billion below fiscal 2014 and down $1 billion from the [...]

Dairy Margin Protection Program application deadline extended to Dec. 19

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the application deadline for the dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP) until Dec. [...]

FDA may revise new food safety rules for irrigation water

Complaints from farmers nationwide have encouraged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take the almost unheard of act of [...]

AgriLife’s Feral Hog Community of Practice program set for Dec. 10, San Antonio

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will conduct a Feral Hog Community of Practice program from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. [...]

Bumper year for Texas pecans

It’s been a bumper year for pecans around East Texas as the trees are finally thriving since the 2011 drought, [...]

USDA Farm to School Program supports farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award more than $5 million in grants for 82 projects spanning 42 states [...]

AgriLife’s High Plains Ag Conference set for Dec. 12, Lubbock

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will conduct the annual High Plains Ag Conference Dec. 12 in Lubbock, according to [...]

TFB joins opposition of listing LPC ‘endangered’

A new coalition is fighting to defend the rural way of life and economic prosperity by opposing The Center for [...]

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