Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau

Franks inspires future ag leaders through hands-on learning

By Shelby Shank Field Editor Sheridan Franks has been an agricultural science teacher for four years at Littlefield High School. He inspires his students to find their passions, much like his own ag teachers once [...]

AgriLife Extension to host fruit tree seminar Feb. 21, Winedale

To help those interested in growing fruit, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is hosting a Multi-County Fruit Tree Seminar [...]

Proposed tax code changes could cost agriculture

The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) recently urged lawmakers to continue the unrestricted use of cash accounting for farmers and [...]

Brazil to remain an agriculture powerhouse

Brazil is likely to continue the trend of serving as a leading exporter of beef and other agricultural commodities, according [...]

Preplant decisions workshop slated for Feb. 26, Canyon

To provide farmers with helpful information for critical preplanting decisions, a workshop will be held Feb. 26 in Canyon. Speakers [...]

Nation in need of better drought, climate change preparation

In a hearing on “Extreme Weather Events: The Cost of Not Being Prepared,” the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs [...]

Annie’s Project to come to Georgetown

Women manage 14 percent of the nation’s 2.2 million farms, according to the 2007 Census of Agriculture. So, in an [...]

Commercial fruit and vegetable conference set for Feb. 25, Nacogdoches

Results of the latest blueberry variety trials, along with information on alternative fruit crops, are just a few of the [...]

Net farm income forecast to fall in 2014

Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) latest projections indicate an overall decline in net farm income of about 26.6 [...]

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