USDA to purchase U.S.-grown commodities for international food programs
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking action to help U.S. farmers and families in need across the globe. On Sept. 25, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced [...]
Committee leaders release farm bill frameworks
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter After years of work, the leaders of both the House and Senate Agriculture Committees revealed [...]
Students learn about strawberries through Farm From School
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Texas students learned about strawberries through Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Farm From School program. Kindergarten [...]
Fighting for water in the Rio Grande Valley
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Lawmakers and agricultural organizations, including Texas Farm Bureau (TFB), continue to urge the Biden administration [...]
CWD detected in Edwards County deer breeding facility
Two cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) were detected in an Edwards County deer breeding facility, marking the first detections [...]
Applications open for 2024 TFB Young Farmer & Rancher contests
By Julie Tomascik Editor The applications for the Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) 2024 Outstanding Young Farmer & Rancher (YF&R) and [...]
Lawmakers consider Chinese communist threats to agriculture
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural lands, threats to cybersecurity and the theft of intellectual property [...]
USDA outlines federal order H5N1 testing for dairy cattle
By Julie Tomascik Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week announced a federal order that requires lactating dairy [...]
South Plains farmers prepare to plant cotton
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Cotton farmers on the South Plains of Texas need a good crop this year after [...]