Just-In Traps recognized in Ag Innovation Challenge
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist A Texas agricultural startup placed in the top 10 semi-finalists of the 2025 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. The company’s autonomous feral hog trap helped the entrepreneurs place in the [...]
Landslide vote by House for WRRDA Conference Report
By a 412 to 4 vote, the House passed the conference report on HR 3080, the Water Resources Reform and [...]
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 [...]
USDA works with schools on meal flexibility
U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service announced new flexibility for school districts working to meet whole grain [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]