Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

Rising quail numbers signal promising hunting season

By Shelby Shank Field Editor Timely rains and improved habitat have sparked optimism for bobwhite and scaled quail hunters to kick off the 2024 hunting season. According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s [...]

Soon-to-launch NASA moisture tracking satellite can help farmers increase yields

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is expected to launch its Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite this winter [...]

Regulations pose challenges for Texas wheat; biotech offers new opportunities

Texas wheat farmers need to be aware of ongoing environmental regulations coming out of Washington, D.C., according to Steelee Fischbacher, [...]

Chicken Caesar salad kits recalled

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall of 92,657 pounds of fully [...]

Innovative cow-calf symposium set for Sept. 18-19, San Antonio

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will host the 2014 Kenneth and Caroline McDonald Eng Foundation’s symposium on Sept. [...]

USDA reminds parents of back-to-school food safety tips

As children prepare to return to school, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has [...]

AgriLife schedules Quail Appreciation Day workshops

Landowners and naturalists interested in proper quail habitat management practices may attend a Quail Appreciation Days workshop. Texas A&M AgriLife [...]

AFBF seeks permanent solution to EPA privacy exploitation

American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Bob Stallman attested in a Minnesota federal court that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) [...]

Pigweed: Herbicide-resistant, but hoe-resistant, too?

Earlier reports told of Texas cotton fields overrun with the herbicide-resistant, fast-growing Palmer amaranth weed, commonly known as pigweed. Experts [...]

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