USDA announces specialty crop grants, fruit and vegetable incentives
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the availability of more than $330 million to help farmers, ranchers and organizations in [...]
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04, 2021
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04, 2021
Beef byproducts rising in value after big drop in 2020
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Last year’s COVID-19 pandemic sent shockwaves through the beef cattle industry, including shakeups in the [...]
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03, 2021
Lumber prices soar during COVID-19, but timber prices fall
Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to impact agriculture. In 2020, home renovation projects and new [...]
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03, 2021
Congress extends PPP application deadline to May 31
Congress recently approved Farm Bureau-backed legislation that extends the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application deadline by two months, from March [...]
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03, 2021
Texas sheep, goat prices strong despite pandemic
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor The Texas sheep and goat sector remains strong despite COVID-19 sending shock waves across the [...]
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02, 2021
Apply for Paycheck Protection Program by March 31
The latest COVID-19 relief package announced late last year included updates to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The improvements to [...]
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01, 2021
Food box program continuing with COVID relief bill
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will buy another $1.5 billion of food to continue the Farmers to Families Food [...]
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12, 2020
Trump signs COVID relief, federal funding package
By Julie Tomascik Editor President Donald Trump on Sunday signed a year-end spending bill that included $900 billion in COVID-19 [...]
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12, 2020
Polk County Farm Bureau contributes to area food banks
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the need for hunger relief has increased in Polk County. [...]
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04, 2020
U-pick strawberry farm adjusts to new normal
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Two years ago, Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) visited with Chris and Kylie Demases of Pecan [...]