Dockworker strike could heavily impact U.S. ag exports
U.S. dockworkers went on strike this week, leaving ports from Texas to Maine unable to ship containers of agricultural products. “Our nation relies on international trade for everything from electronics to machinery,” American Farm Bureau [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
AgriLife Research releases new St. Augustine grass hybrid
Water-efficient turfgrasses are increasingly important for southern landscapes as water resources are dwindling due to drought, extreme temperatures and other [...]
Scholarship, YLC deadlines approaching
The students of today will be the leaders of tomorrow. So, Texas Farm Bureau encourages high school students who want [...]
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 [...]
LCRA looks at proposed rate increases
Significant rate increases for Central Texas cities and Gulf Coast-area rice farmers were proposed by the Lower Colorado River Authority [...]
Quarantine expanded for Texas citrus
In an effort to slow citrus greening disease, the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) recently expanded quarantine areas in South [...]
AgriLife Extension offers online price basis tool
To help Texas farmers and ranchers gain better understanding on price basis in a particular region of the state, the [...]