Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

Members discuss Texas Farm Bureau policy for 2025

By Julie Tomascik Editor Foreign ownership of land, solar facility tax subsidies and the current agricultural economy were among the topics discussed at Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) policy development meetings across the state this fall. [...]

East Texas landowner aids longleaf pine comeback

The native longleaf pine tree once covered East Texas, but now loblolly and slash pines reign supreme over the region. [...]

Growth in farmers markets continues

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) kicked off National Farmers Markets Week, Aug. 3-9, with the [...]

New mosquito-borne virus found in five counties

Mosquitoes are very widespread throughout Texas and usually are just considered a nuisance, but chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral disease, has [...]

Farm acreage history reports: Prepare for crop protection programs

During August, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) will send notices to farmers on their current [...]

WaterSavr evaporation preventative spread over Lake Arrowhead, Wichita Falls

Over the next two months, more than 5,000 pounds of a white powder, WaterSavr, is to be spread over Lake [...]

Beef cattle short course set Aug. 4-6, College Station

The 60th Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course is scheduled Aug. 4-6 on the campus of Texas A&M University. Multiple [...]

USDA extends deadline for emergency assistance

Farmers and ranchers have an additional two weeks to enroll in the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish [...]

OSHA clarifies rules for small farm exemption

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has clarified confusing language of their 2011 small farm exemption memo. Under the [...]

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