Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

Hurricane season expected to be busy

By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist The 2024 hurricane season, which began June 1, is expected to be one of the most active seasons on record, according to meteorologists. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [...]

A festival of peaches

This year could be the best peach crop in recent years. Outside Weatherford, the O’Bannon family peach trees are thriving. [...]

Discussion of GMO foods program set for July 15, Dimmitt

A program explaining the role of genetically modified organism (GMO) foods in the U.S. food supply is set for July [...]

FAA interpretive rules impact use of model aircraft

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a Notice of Interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft. This notice addresses [...]

Louisiana joins in Texas livestock transport restrictions

Louisiana becomes the latest state to impose enhanced requirements on Texas livestock due to diagnosed cases of Vesicular Stomatitus (VS). [...]

Pecan crop prediction: average harvest and continued high retail prices

Pecans are probably not on the menu for your Fourth of July backyard cookout, but the shade from a large [...]

Rotation of wheat with canola is beneficial

Farmers have been rotating crops to replenish soil nutrients for centuries. Winter canola may clean up weeds and increase yields [...]

Pasture calves susceptible to summer pneumonia

Beef cattlemen may see more respiratory disease in pasture pre-weaned calves during summer. Respiratory outbreaks tend to be unpredictable—occurring in [...]

Beef Checkoff Referendum approved by two-thirds margin

Texas cattlemen will invest an additional $1 per head in their future as the Texas Beef Checkoff Referendum passed by [...]

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