Young farmers, ranchers tour Far West Texas ag on Fall Tour
By Shelby Shank Field Editor A look at beef cattle, specialty crops and challenges of farming and ranching in Far West Texas were a part of the 2024 Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) Young Farmer [...]
Gluten-free sorghum: ‘Camel of crops’
American consumers are becoming more aware of grain sorghum, a healthy, gluten-free, low-glycemic, ancient grain, but what most consumers may [...]
Chaff cart concept to slash herbicide-resistant weeds
Australian farmers have been fighting herbicide-resistant weeds possibly longer than farmers here in the United States, and they have developed [...]
AgriLife expert urges farmers to initially sign up for SCO insurance option
Dr. Joe Outlaw, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) economist and co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at [...]
Sugarcane aphids discovered in Concho Valley
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) warns Concho Valley grain sorghum growers to monitor crops for sugarcane aphids. The pests [...]
Hopeful start of Texas shrimp season
Texas shrimp harvest season began July 15 and the Gulf Coast is crawling with shrimp boats from Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, [...]
NASA sponsors AgriLife research of drought-stricken trees
Texas A&M AgriLife Research (AgriLife) scientists, backed by NASA, will study drought-stricken trees in Texas to determine process of decay [...]
Mahindra USA offers new scholarships for ag students
Mahindra USA is offering a new scholarship program to high school students pursuing a college education in agriculture. The scholarship [...]
USDA announces Farm Bill supplemental crop coverage
As stipulated through the 2014 Farm Bill, farmers and ranchers will receive new crop insurance options that will strengthen and [...]