Demand for meat goats continues to increase
Meat goat demand continues to rise, and prices are also increasing. That’s been a consistent trend for the last decade, and as the U.S. population grows and more people immigrate to the U.S. from countries [...]
Vilsack announces aid for national forest areas
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said action will be taken against insect and disease dangers that weaken forests and increase [...]
Nationwide search for military farmers for product labeling
The Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) recently announced their national search of Homegrown by Heroes initiative. The coalition has worked for [...]
More vehicles sold in 2014 to run on E85
Nearly 16 million flex-fuel vehicles (FFV) are on the road today, capable of running on E85—a fuel made up of [...]
Grasshopper numbers are hopping up across the Southwest
There could be cause for concern from residents, businesses, farmers and ranchers about the growing number of grasshoppers being seen [...]
U.S. fresh potatoes to now enter Mexico
A final rule to allow U.S. fresh potatoes to enter all of Mexico was recently implemented by the Mexican government. [...]
Survey reports growth in organic sales
Organic product sales in the United States increased at the fastest rate in five years, the recently released Organic Trade [...]
Early voting begins today
This month, Texans can help shape the future of the Lone Star State by casting their vote in the primary [...]
South Texas crops threatened by sugarcane aphid
Heavy infestation of sugarcane aphids are appearing in South Texas corn and grain sorghum, according to Southwest Farm Press. Recent [...]