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Cash rents for cropland in Texas show slight increase

By Julie Tomascik Editor Cash rents in Texas for irrigated and non-irrigated cropland showed slight increases, while pastureland rental rates dropped, according to the new rental rates report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture [...]

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Farm Bureau members can download the new FBACT | Farm Bureau Advocacy app to stay up-to-date on current issues affecting [...]

Hog farmers continue fighting PEDv battle

Reports of the new porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) outbreaks appear to be dropping. The latest report by the National [...]

AgriLife Extension implements Texas Quail Index

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has implemented the Texas Quail Index, a statewide effort to monitor wild quail population [...]

USDA awards $6 million to prepare farmers for new farm bill programs

Farm bill implementation continues as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awards $6 million to universities and cooperative state extension [...]

USDA increases 2014 ag exports forecast

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) increased its agricultural exports forecast by $6.9 billion since the [...]