Outstanding YF&R finalist: Kade and Morgan Hodges By Shelby Shank Field Editor Driven by faith and a love for the land, Kade and Morgan Hodges have embraced every challenge that ranching has thrown their way. “While ranching is a way of [...]
Little difference in organic, conventional dairies in cow health, milkA five-year study by Oregon State University of nearly 300 small dairy farms—192 organic and 100 conventional—found few differences in [...]
Historic bison herd roams wide in West TexasLast week, Caprock Canyons State Park—about 80 miles southeast of Amarillo—opened 10,000 acres to about 100 bison descents from the [...]
Texas is at 59 percent moderate to exceptional drought statusThe Texas Water Development Board’s (TWDB) latest drought report states “the past week has been a mixed bag for drought [...]
Crops/weed management tour set for Sept. 8, Carson and Gray countiesTexas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will host a crops/weed management tour on Sept. 8 in Carson and Gray counties, [...]
USDA strengthens organic labeling requirementsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is clarifying policy requirements for the use of the word “organic” on the labeling [...]
Chicken Caesar salad kits recalledThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall of 92,657 pounds of fully [...]
Soon-to-launch NASA moisture tracking satellite can help farmers increase yieldsThe 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 opportunitiesTexas wheat farmers need to be aware of ongoing environmental regulations coming out of Washington, D.C., according to Steelee Fischbacher, [...]
