Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

USDA tags Nov. 5 for new EID rule

By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new animal disease traceability rule goes into effect Nov. 5. The new rule requires electronic identification (EID) tags for interstate movement of certain cattle [...]

Winter Forage Workshop set for Sept. 23, Bandera

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee will host a Winter Forage Workshop on Sept. 23 in [...]

Dairy cow health: Heat stress

Heat stress can be detrimental to the health of dairy cows and to the cow’s reproduction system. Farmers should use [...]

Texas cotton impresses PIE’s Southeast cotton growers

The 26th Producer Information Exchange (PIE) program recently hosted a five-day tour for farmers from the Southeast—North Carolina, South Carolina, [...]

Apply for cotton assistance transition program by Oct. 1

Texas cotton farmers are urged to sign up before Oct. 1 for the Cotton Assistance Transition Program (CATP), an interim [...]

Dairy provisions meeting set for Sept. 12, Muleshoe

Dairy farmers are invited to attend Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s (AgriLife) meeting regarding 2014 Farm Bill’s dairy provisions. The [...]

Even at higher prices, beef is still what’s for dinner

American grocery shoppers are still purchasing beef, despite record high prices this year. The demand for beef is stronger in [...]

Enroll for livestock disaster assistance by Oct. 1

Livestock producers who have not enrolled for disaster assistance, but have experienced grazing losses due to drought or fire since [...]

Big advantages: Wheat with canola rotation

Wheat farmers can see yield increases with canola crop rotation, according to Kim Anderson, Oklahoma State University. Research shows a [...]

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