Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

TFB’s Jumpstart, Activate encourage student growth

By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Over 580 eighth and ninth grade students grew in leadership and became more familiar with Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) through the Jumpstart and Activate programs. Jumpstart and Activate are [...]

USDA unites with NFWF in Gulf of Mexico restoration

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has partnered with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation [...]

USDA proposes new forest products in BioPreferred program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing new forest products to be included in the BioPreferred program. The proposed [...]

Tips to prevent oak wilt disease

The Texas A&M Forest Service urges caution in the gathering firewood to prevent the spread of oak wilt disease—the most [...]

Audit of pork industry to ensure animal care

The National Pork Board announced a new common swine industry audit platform for pork producers, packers and processors that now [...]

Texas House looks to control, not eradicate, feral hog population

Two Texas House committees recently met on controlling Texas’ feral hog population, which is estimated at 2.6 million—the largest feral [...]

USDA seeks feedback on animal disease reporting, response

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) veterinary services wants feedback on plans to [...]

USDA grants funding for rural broadband, telecommunications

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced funding of $190.5 million to improve broadband and advanced telecommunications infrastructures for [...]

Faces of Farming & Ranching voting is now through Nov. 2

Two Texans are among eight finalists in the race to find farmers and ranchers nationwide who best exemplify agriculture. Cast [...]

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