Nearing the dairy cliff without a new farm bill
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Although the expiration of the one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill will not yet impact farm bill safety net programs like Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage [...]
House delays debate on Agriculture Appropriations bill
The Agriculture Appropriations bill will not come before the U.S. House of Representatives next week as originally anticipated. Instead, the [...]
RI-AF deadline approaches
Farmers and ranchers have just under a month left to sign up for the Rainfall Index-Annual Forage Insurance Plan (RI-AF) [...]
Registration underway for Brown County Range, Brush program
Texans who are interested in learning more about range and brush control as well as coyote and feral hog control [...]
Economist: El Niño could be good for crop production
El Niño is expected to return to the Peruvian coast this fall, and some experts say that will be good [...]
FSA County Committee nomination period now open
If there’s someone you think should serve on a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Committee, [...]
Phone scam targeting FSA customers
Farmers and ranchers should be on the lookout for someone posing as a Farm Service Agency (FSA) representative claiming the [...]
Possible veto for House ag spending bill
The U.S. House of Representatives are working to finalize their fiscal year 2015 agriculture appropriations bill, H.R. 4800. At its [...]
TAHC adopts cattle tuberculosis rule, proposes trich changes
A number of new rules and amendments were recently adopted by the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC). Texas animal health [...]