Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

EPA strategies to spur pesticide label changes

By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Farmers, ranchers and other applicators, including homeowners, can expect to see changes to common pesticide labels in the coming months and years to accommodate endangered species. These changes will [...]

Louisiana joins in Texas livestock transport restrictions

Louisiana becomes the latest state to impose enhanced requirements on Texas livestock due to diagnosed cases of Vesicular Stomatitus (VS). [...]

FAA interpretive rules impact use of model aircraft

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a Notice of Interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft. This notice addresses [...]

Pecan crop prediction: average harvest and continued high retail prices

Pecans are probably not on the menu for your Fourth of July backyard cookout, but the shade from a large [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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