Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

Hunters critical to fever tick prevention

By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) reminds hunters in the Rio Grande Valley to have any deer or exotics they harvest in a cattle fever tick quarantine area tested before [...]

Bacon preservative may reduce feral hog population

Sodium nitrate—used as a preservative in bacon but not harmful to humans—could be a cost-effective way to control feral hogs. [...]

AgriLife’s Texas crop report released June 24

Early season rains in Texas have both helped and hindered crops. Growing conditions for crops are good to excellent throughout [...]

Excellent hay harvest could help cattle numbers rise

In 2011, the Texas hay harvest was mostly non-existent due to persistent drought and a great effort took place to [...]

Develop fly control plan for healthier cattle

Controlling cattle flies has always been troublesome and difficult. It is about reducing fly populations, not elimination. The goal is [...]

TDA requests emergency permit to aid Texas cotton crop

Relief may be in sight for Texas cotton growers in their fight against pigweed. The longer growing season in Texas [...]

TDA requests emergency permit to aid Texas cotton crop

Relief may be in sight for Texas cotton growers in their fight against pigweed. The longer growing season in Texas [...]

Farm bill education classes to be offered, High Plains

The new farm bill will bring new legislation and many questions. Beginning July 10 through Aug. 20, the Texas A&M [...]

New breed of white clover means green for cattle ranchers

Texas A&M AgriLife Research (AgriLife) has created a new breed of white clover named “Neches” after the Texas river and [...]

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