Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

U.S., Mexico reach deal to assist water deliveries for Texas farmers

By Julie Tomascik Editor An amended 1944 water treaty between the U.S. and Mexico may offer some relief to Rio Grande Valley farmers grappling with severe water shortages. The International Boundary and Water Commission [...]

AgriLife expert urges farmers to initially sign up for SCO insurance option

Dr. Joe Outlaw, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) economist and co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at [...]

Gluten-free sorghum: ‘Camel of crops’

American consumers are becoming more aware of grain sorghum, a healthy, gluten-free, low-glycemic, ancient grain, but what most consumers may [...]

Hopeful start of Texas shrimp season

Texas shrimp harvest season began July 15 and the Gulf Coast is crawling with shrimp boats from Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, [...]

NASA sponsors AgriLife research of drought-stricken trees

Texas A&M AgriLife Research (AgriLife) scientists, backed by NASA, will study drought-stricken trees in Texas to determine process of decay [...]

Sugarcane aphids discovered in Concho Valley

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) warns Concho Valley grain sorghum growers to monitor crops for sugarcane aphids. The pests [...]

USDA announces Farm Bill supplemental crop coverage

As stipulated through the 2014 Farm Bill, farmers and ranchers will receive new crop insurance options that will strengthen and [...]

Food waste powers an England supermarket

In England, the Sainsbury’s superstore located at Cannock uses unsold, rotten food scraps to power its store. Sainsbury has teamed [...]

Mahindra USA offers new scholarships for ag students

Mahindra USA is offering a new scholarship program to high school students pursuing a college education in agriculture. The scholarship [...]

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