Ag on the Go trailers bring education to schools, communities
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Ag on the Go trailers are rolling into schools and communities across the state this fall to grow agricultural literacy and awareness. The trailers, introduced earlier [...]
Lesser Prairie-Chicken Stakeholder Conservation Strategy seeks exchange administrator
The Policy Committee of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Stakeholder Conservation Strategy is seeking an exchange administrator to administer the Lesser Prairie-Chicken [...]
Texas cotton crop, hit or miss?
With much of the Lone Star State in extreme or exceptional drought, the cotton crop outlook will be hit or [...]
Beef checkoff forum set for May 22, Wichita Falls
Have questions about the Texas Beef Checkoff Referendum? Cattlemen are invited to attend an open forum about the upcoming referendum. [...]
Vilsack announces aid for national forest areas
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said action will be taken against insect and disease dangers that weaken forests and increase [...]
Nationwide search for military farmers for product labeling
The Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) recently announced their national search of Homegrown by Heroes initiative. The coalition has worked for [...]
More vehicles sold in 2014 to run on E85
Nearly 16 million flex-fuel vehicles (FFV) are on the road today, capable of running on E85—a fuel made up of [...]
Grasshopper numbers are hopping up across the Southwest
There could be cause for concern from residents, businesses, farmers and ranchers about the growing number of grasshoppers being seen [...]
U.S. fresh potatoes to now enter Mexico
A final rule to allow U.S. fresh potatoes to enter all of Mexico was recently implemented by the Mexican government. [...]