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Texas Farm Bureau names 2024-25 garden grant recipients

By Shelby Shank Field Editor Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) named the recipients of the Learning From the Ground Up garden grants for 2024-2025. Thirty-nine grants, totaling $19,500, were awarded to schools and educational programs across [...]

Report shows GMO labeling comes with costs

For years, ingredients from genetically engineered (GE) plants have been commonly used in foods around the world. A recently released [...]

GMO Answers tackles consumer questions

Numerous questions continue to surround genetically modified organisms (GMOs), according to a national survey conducted to identify top questions consumers [...]

USDA releases agriculture census data

Data from the 2012 Census of Agriculture reveals new trends in farming and insight into the U.S. farmer demographics, economic [...]

New landmark conservation initiatives announced

Applications are now being accepted for new, landmark conservation initiatives created by the 2014 Farm Bill, which will provide up [...]

House majority against EPA’s ‘Waters of the U.S.’ rule

Both Democrats and Republicans have joined together against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers’ proposed rule [...]

Final rule on CWD certification issued

A final rule on the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Herd Certification Program and interstate movement of farmed or captive deer, [...]

Livestock owners receive USDA disaster aid

In just one week, sign-up for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) livestock disaster assistance programs has yielded 10,000 applications [...]

AFBF says revised pesticide rule must balance safety with risk

In an effort to tighten the standards for the handling and application of pesticides, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed [...]

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