Legislation introduced to ensure water deliveries from Mexico
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Texas lawmakers introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate to ensure future water deliveries by Mexico are predictable and reliable. The bill, authored by U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John [...]
Soil and water conservation week runs through May 4
Two major resources are the subject of Soil and Water Conservation Week, which is set for April 27 through May [...]
Fed cattle in Texas down 3 percent
Down 3 percent from last year, cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in Texas feedlots with capacity of [...]
Texas water laws focus of May 1 webinar
Water, a limited resource in the Lone Star State, will be the focus of a May 1 webinar titled “Water [...]
240 Texas counties declared disaster areas due to drought
Due to the drought, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) declared 240 Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Farmers [...]
TFB member named finalist in ‘Mom of the Year’ contest
A Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) member, Heather Dineen, was named a finalist in the 2014 America’s Farmers Mom of the [...]
Farmland film debuts in Texas this week
A new film that gives Texas families an opportunity to take an inside look at how their food is grown [...]
FDA to reevaluate ‘spent grains’ in animal feed rule
Since the close of the comment period on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed animal feed rule, the [...]
AgriLife Research releases new St. Augustine grass hybrid
Water-efficient turfgrasses are increasingly important for southern landscapes as water resources are dwindling due to drought, extreme temperatures and other [...]