May 5, 2023
This week’s Austin Newsletter includes: Right to farm Truth in labeling Hemp Property rights Trucking regulation Rural affairs Click here to [...]
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April 14, 2023
This week’s Austin Newsletter includes: Right to farm passes Texas House Hemp Update on previously reported bills Click here to read [...]
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09, 2020
USDA reopens hemp program rule comment period
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reopened the comment period to the interim final [...]
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06, 2020
Matagorda County farmers plant first hemp crop
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The 2018 Farm Bill legalized industrial hemp production for the first time in nearly 100 [...]
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05, 2020
AgriLife Extension to begin hemp variety trials
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will begin growth trials this spring to determine the viability [...]
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01, 2020
Public hearing on hemp rule set for Jan. 22
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) will host a public hearing to take comments on [...]
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10, 2019
Groups ask EPA for more hemp crop protection
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and the National Industrial Hemp Council have asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to [...]
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06, 2019
Legislative updates, hemp, fake meat addressed during summer conference
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Legislative updates, hemp and fake meat were among the topics highlighted during the Texas Farm [...]
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05, 2019
Ag bills move through Legislature, await governor
By Julie Tomascik Editor Texas legislators have approved several bills this legislative session that will impact Texas agriculture. HB 1325 [...]
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05, 2019
TFB leaders push for eminent domain reform
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Texas farmers and ranchers walked the halls of the state Capitol this week, advocating for [...]