Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

USDA expands support to stop spread of H5N1 in dairy cattle

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making a wide range of resources available to dairy farmers who have been affected by H5N1 avian influenza and to those who haven’t to help bolster biosecurity efforts. [...]

Final rule on CWD certification issued

A final rule on the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Herd Certification Program and interstate movement of farmed or captive deer, [...]

New landmark conservation initiatives announced

Applications are now being accepted for new, landmark conservation initiatives created by the 2014 Farm Bill, which will provide up [...]

House majority against EPA’s ‘Waters of the U.S.’ rule

Both Democrats and Republicans have joined together against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers’ proposed rule [...]

Transport Quality Assurance program receives updates

A fifth revision of the Pork Checkoff’s Transport Quality Assurance (TQA) program, which promotes responsible practices when handling and transporting [...]

Livestock owners receive USDA disaster aid

In just one week, sign-up for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) livestock disaster assistance programs has yielded 10,000 applications [...]