Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

Anderson County hosts Food Connection Day event

By Shelby Shank Field Editor Anderson County Farm Bureau recently held its annual Food Connection Day event, serving breakfast to over 400 students and their families. The breakfast menu, which included pancakes, sausage and [...]

Texas bats in good shape, good for farmers and ranchers

White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a fungal disease that has killed more than six million bats across eastern North America. A [...]

AFBF supports extension of clean water rule comment period

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the comment period on the new clean water rules. The latest rule broadly [...]

Obama signs Water Resources Reform and Development Act

President Barack Obama signed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) into law on Tuesday. The WRRDA is an [...]

Weed, grass control field day set for June 17, Thrall

Texas Blackland grain sorghum and cotton farmers are encouraged to attend a field day to review new research on weed [...]

Funding available for turning biomass material into energy

The Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) was authorized under the 2014 Farm Bill to provide funding for energy biomass crops. [...]

Proposed amendments to trich rules

The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) proposed several changes regarding trichomoniasis (trich) testing, herd certification and entry requirements for cattle. [...]

DOT grants livestock hauling exemption

The U.S. Department of Transportation has granted livestock haulers a one-year exemption from the Hours-of-Service requirement for the transportation of [...]

Round hay bale waiver extended

The temporary height and permit round hay bale waiver has been extended by Governor Rick Perry. The extension will remain [...]

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