Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

New drought-tolerant wheat trait approved

By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist A new drought-tolerant wheat trait, HB4, was recently approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The genetically modified wheat was developed by Bioceres Crop Solutions. The U.S. is the [...]

Cotton Council will conduct STAX/Farm Bill workshops

The National Cotton Council (NCC) will conduct educational workshops across the Cotton Belt, including 10 in Texas. The workshops will [...]

EPA extends comment period on WOTUS: Nov. 14

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is again extending the comment period on a proposed “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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