SCOTUS rules Texas ranchers can sue state over flood damages
By Shelby Shank Field Editor The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Texas ranchers can sue the state over flood damages caused by highway construction. The case stemmed from the Texas Department of Transportation’s [...]
Senate passes Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act
The Senate unanimously passed the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act, which extends a veterinarian’s ability to provide pain management, anesthesia or [...]
Boxed beef prices move upward
Boxed beef prices have increased, with Select cutouts reaching a new high of $203.56 per hundredweight this week. The U.S. [...]
Narrow window for immigration reform
After immigration reform failed to be resolved in 2013, supporters hope for a narrow window of opportunity in late spring [...]
Deadline extended for Conservation Stewardship Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced that it will extend the deadline for new [...]
Exports, budget among USDA’s top issues this year
Immigration, a five-year farm bill, coexistence plans, agency budgets and programs for beginning farmers top the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s [...]
Sorghum Checkoff research focuses on improved varieties
Area farmers in the Texas Coastal Bend are invited to attend the farmer focused educational program, Sorghum U 2014, set [...]
Stabenow optimistic about farm bill
No formal House-Senate conference has yet been scheduled, but Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) said the principal farm bill [...]
YF&R Leadership Conference deadline approaches
Registration is now underway for the Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Young Farmer and Rancher (YF&R) Leadership Conference, which will be [...]