TFB promotes family land heritage with title sponsorship of awards ceremony
The Family Land Heritage program sponsored by the Texas Department of Agriculture recently honored 61 Texas family farms and ranches engaged in continuous agricultural production for 100 years or more, including the family farms [...]
FSA county committee deadline approaches
Only a few more days remain for farmers and ranchers to nominate themselves or someone else to serve on a [...]
AFBF asks EPA to rescind proposed water rule
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) recently released a comprehensive document explaining the inaccurate and misleading comments on the proposed [...]
Study finds crossbreds beef up profits in Texas
Brahman and British crossbred cattle add significant value to South Texas breeding stock, according to a study conducted by the [...]
FSIS proposes stricter meat grinding recordkeeping
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to require all makers of raw [...]
USDA, DOE to fund plant feedstocks genomics for bioenergy
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will award funds to 10 states to [...]
U.S. ag education can help feed the world
Growing up in Kenya on a farm, Silvano Ocheya came to America with a passion to help make a change [...]
TWDB to hold three work sessions: San Antonio, San Angelo, Fort Worth
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) will hold work sessions in San Antonio, San Angelo and in Fort Worth regarding [...]
USDA invests in development of rural Wood-to-Energy projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award 11 states $2.5 million in grants to develop wood energy teams. An [...]