Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

Krenek family harvests hurricane-damaged corn crop

By Shelby Shank Field Editor Hurricanes are a part of farming along the Texas coast. Just ask the Krenek family, who faced a tough corn harvest after Hurricane Beryl swept through in early July. [...]

Rotation of wheat with canola is beneficial

Farmers have been rotating crops to replenish soil nutrients for centuries. Winter canola may clean up weeds and increase yields [...]

Pasture calves susceptible to summer pneumonia

Beef cattlemen may see more respiratory disease in pasture pre-weaned calves during summer. Respiratory outbreaks tend to be unpredictable—occurring in [...]

Beef Checkoff Referendum approved by two-thirds margin

Texas cattlemen will invest an additional $1 per head in their future as the Texas Beef Checkoff Referendum passed by [...]

New RCPP sparks Q&A

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is starting a new program, the Regional Conservation Partnership [...]

New coalition wants WTO to change COOL standards

A new coalition wants Congress to take action in the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) dispute with Canada and Mexico [...]

Stay out of drought trouble webinar July 3

Farmers and ranchers never like to hear the word drought, so learning rainfall patterns and preparing for drought conditions can [...]

TWDB streams $1,500,000 in agricultural water conservation grants

Texas agriculture has received an important surge in allocated water conservation funding. The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved agricultural [...]

Anthrax confirmed in Texas goat

A goat in Kinney County is the first confirmed case of anthrax in Texas for 2014. The Texas Animal Health [...]

Previous 859860861 Next