Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

Rising demand for Texas-grown Christmas trees

By Shelby Shank Field Editor The demand for Texas-grown Christmas trees is on the rise as acreage and entrepreneurial interest in farms expands, despite back-to-back years of drought. Texas Christmas tree growers are experiencing [...]

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 [...]

Sugarcane field day set for Oct. 8, Weslaco

A sugarcane field day will be hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Research (AgriLife) on Oct. 8 in Weslaco from [...]

Expanding Texas wine market triggers more grape farmers

Texas grape farmers, many of whom are new farming families, are taking advantage of an expanding market for Texas wine [...]

U.S. and Brazil settle ten-year cotton dispute

Ten years ago, Brazil challenged the U.S. cotton policy to the World Trade Organization (WTO), but has now come to [...]

Zebra mussel infestation spreads: Lake Waco

Zebra mussels have been found recently in Lake Waco. The invasive species are native to Eurasia and earlier this year [...]

Watch Farmland on Hulu

The feature-length documentary, Farmland, is available now—for a four-week period—to watch at home or a mobile device by streaming it [...]

South Texas Farm and Ranch Show set for Oct. 22-23, Victoria

The South Texas Farm and Ranch Show will run Oct. 22-23 in Victoria. The show will celebrate its 30th anniversary [...]

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