Farm Bureau urges Senate to act on farm bill
By Julie Tomascik Editor The latest census data and predictions of record farm income declines are signs that farmers and ranchers are facing uncertain futures without a modernized farm bill. That’s the message American Farm [...]
Soil and water conservation week runs through May 4
Two major resources are the subject of Soil and Water Conservation Week, which is set for April 27 through May [...]
Southeast Texas cotton gin marks 100 years
A three-story cotton gin in Burton, Texas, is touted as the nation’s oldest working gin operating at its original location [...]
Fed cattle in Texas down 3 percent
Down 3 percent from last year, cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in Texas feedlots with capacity of [...]
Texas water laws focus of May 1 webinar
Water, a limited resource in the Lone Star State, will be the focus of a May 1 webinar titled “Water [...]
240 Texas counties declared disaster areas due to drought
Due to the drought, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) declared 240 Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Farmers [...]
Farmland film debuts in Texas this week
A new film that gives Texas families an opportunity to take an inside look at how their food is grown [...]
TFB member named finalist in ‘Mom of the Year’ contest
A Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) member, Heather Dineen, was named a finalist in the 2014 America’s Farmers Mom of the [...]
FDA to reevaluate ‘spent grains’ in animal feed rule
Since the close of the comment period on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed animal feed rule, the [...]