Register now for 2024 YF&R Discussion Meet
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Registration for the 2024 Young Farmer & Rancher (YF&R) Discussion Meet is now open. Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) members between the ages of 18 and 35 are invited to [...]
Interactive online decision aid coming soon for farmers and ranchers
Farmers and ranchers facing possible changes to crop rotations will soon have an interactive online decision aid tool to utilize [...]
Cargill to share more information with consumers
Starting in late January, Cargill’s communications plan offers additional transparency to consumers by sharing more information about the ground beef, [...]
Congress approves five-year farm bill
After several years of contentious political fights, the U.S. Senate passed the long-awaited farm bill. But the nearly $1 trillion [...]
Corn slump spurs switch to cotton
U.S. cotton planting is forecast to rise 7.6 percent to 11.2 million acres this year, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. If [...]
EPA proposes guidance to assess pesticide drift
In an effort to evaluate human and ecological risks from pesticide spray that drifts from the intended target, the U.S. [...]
Farm bill vote expected today
The Senate approved a procedural motion to advance the long-delayed farm legislation by a 72-22 vote, and the final vote [...]
National Beef to close California plant
Citing dwindling cattle supplies, National Beef Packing Co. plans to close its beef processing plant in Brawley, Calif., on April [...]
TAHC adopts new trich, fever tick and traceability rules
New authorized treatments for cattle fever tick, cattle identification and entry requirements and test exceptions for trichomoniasis (trich) were part [...]