TFB Radio Network's Carey Martin was in New Orleans last week to talk with Texas farmers at the annual Commodity Classic.

03/14/22 - Texas farmers visit Louisiana for Commodity Classic

A diagnosis of a mysterious disease has been released.  The disease has killed and sickened dozens of horses in several states, including Texas.

1/16/23 - Diagnosis of deadly horse disease

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Forty percent of the Texas cotton crop has now been harvested.

To connect transitioning service members, veterans and military spouses interested in farming and ranching with valuable resources that may help them along the way, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will host a free two day webinar Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Register here: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_ca-wK7nzTlmmvZniAmFKKg#/registration.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been found in two domesticated swans along the Texas coast.

10/25/23 - Cotton harvest continues; resources for military, veterans; HPAI in Texas

A Texan has been honored as the National Cotton Marketer of the Year.

The potato industry recently met in Texas.

01/19/24 - Cotton marketer recognition; potato expo in Texas

Robby Kirkland of Kirkland Feedyard in Texas, chairman-elect of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, discusses using Livestock Risk Protection Program.

02/05/24 - Protecting Livestock Risk Protection Program a priority for Texas cattle producers

Arthur Uhl, president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, discusses animal traceability and electronic cattle identification.

02/02/24 - Cattle producers discuss animal traceability, electronic cattle ID

El Niño has brought great rain to much of Texas, but a CattleFax meteorologist says we shouldn't get used to it.

02/07/24 - El Niño on the way out

A Texan is telling the story of the beef industry as a Beef Trailblazer.

Electronic identification and traceability for cattle were big topics at the recent Cattle Industry Convention in Orlando, Fl.

02/06/24 - Telling the story of beef; electronic ID and cattle traceability

TFB Radio's Carey Martin visits with TJ Flowers from Lone Star Citrus about the citrus industry in Texas.

02/09/24 - Texas citrus industry still recovering

On this week's program, how the strong cattle market may influence herd size on ranches. Also, the importance of soil tests cannot be emphasized enough when it comes to improving pasture and hay production. There are fewer and fewer agricultural producers serving in the U.S. Congress. A major milestone will be reached soon at the Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine.  This is the second best time of the year to plant trees in Texas.

2/17/24 - Cattle market impact on ranch herds

New Braunfels, San Angelo and Stephenville will be the locations for upcoming meetings by the Noble Research Institute.  The multi-day sessions will teach agricultural producers more about soil health to get the most productivity possible out of their land.

2/15/24 - Soil health principles for ranchers at Texas meetings

For the second year in a row, southeast Texas rice farmers may not be able to grow a crop due to the lack of irrigation water from the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA).

More than half of Texas is now drought free.

It's National FFA Week.

02/19/24 - Lack of water impacting Texas rice farmers; National FFA Week

On this week's program, the dryland and irrigated winter wheat crops are doing well this winter in West Texas.  Cattle ranchers are optimistic in East Texas on the topic of the futures markets. Farmers in Central Texas are set to begin planting their new corn crop.  Producers in the Coastal Bend and Rio Grande Valley are already well into various stages of planting corn, grain sorghum and cotton.  The Texas Water Development Board is accepting applications for its agricultural water conservation grants program.

2/24/24 - Winter wheat growth, crop planting progressing

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently discussed California's Proposition 12 with the House Committee on Agriculture and warned that Congress' failure to act could create chaos in the marketplace if other states followed suit.

02/22/24 - California's Prop 12 could create "chaos" in the marketplace

On this week's program, as wildfires rage in the Texas Panhandle residents in the Rolling Plains are preparing for the potential fire season ahead in their region. Producer education programs have educated cattle raisers on how to make their animals more profitable. Good soil health is important for better forage production. March landscaping can be challenging for homeowners. The Texas Beef Council is seeking Texans' favorite beef-centric restaurants across the state.

3/2/24 - Wildfires sweep through Texas Panhandle causing extensive damage

Central Texas corn farmers are making progress in getting their plantings done after being delayed early in the process by wet fields.

3/5/24 - Corn planting progressing in Williamson County

Wildfires continue to burn in the Texas Panhandle, causing devastating losses to farmers, ranchers and rural communities.

Hay and cubes are needed to feed the livestock that survived the wildfires.

The Texas Farm Bureau has launched the Texas Panhandle Wildfire Relief Fund to help farmers and ranchers affected by the devastating wildfires. More information is available here: https://texasfarmbureau.org/panhandle-wildfire-relief-fund/.

03/05/24 - Panhandle wildfire losses "devastating;" hay, cubes needed for surviving livestock

Texas farmers and ranchers will continue to be able to utilize early warning drought sensors thanks to action taken by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas.

03/19/24 - NOAA to keep drought sensors for now

As spring arrives, pastures in many regions of Texas are greening up nicely as livestock graze the countryside more and more each day.

3/19/24 - Spring green up good for Texas livestock

According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, letting the tax cuts and jobs act expire would hurt family farms.

03/20/24 - Tax provisions' expiration could hurt farmers, ranchers

Senate democrats have reintroduced a bill to reform the H2A guestworker visa program.

04/04/24 - Senators reintroduce bill to reform H2A program

On this week's program, from the Coastal Bend and Eastern region to the Rio Grande Valley and the Blacklands, crops are doing well in the springtime temperatures while pastures are greening up more and more each day. The latest U.S. Hogs and Pigs Inventory has been released while the 2024 Feeding the Economy report shows the increasing economic impact from America's food and agriculture sector.

4/6/24 - Crops, pastures progressing in countryside

A co-director of the Texas A&M University Agricultural and Food Policy Center updated cotton farmers on the latest progress on the Farm Bill with reference prices key to the legislation.

4/8/24 - Farm bill update for cotton farmers

Farmers in the Texas Rio Grande Valley continue to address challenges when it comes to irrigating their crops when water availability is low.

4/9/24 - Rio Grande Valley water challenges for farmers

Leading Republicans on the Senate Agriculture Committee unveiled a new bill Tuesday they say will strengthen crop insurance and make higher levels of coverage more affordable for American farmers.

The Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement and Resilience Act, or FARMER ACT, was introduced on the Senate floor by Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota.

04/11/24 - Senate Republicans say legislation would strengthen crop insurance

The Southeastern Legal Foundation together with the Mountain State's Legal Foundation has filed a motion for preliminary injunction in an Amarillo federal court to stop USDA from funneling disaster and pandemic relief funds to certain farmers based on race and sex.

Time is running out for Texas dairy farmers to enroll in the Dairy Margin Coverage Program for the 2024 year.

The King Ranch in South Texas has acquired a 50% stake in Cobalt Cattle.

04/11/24 - Disaster aid lawsuit; dairy program deadline; King Ranch invests in Cobalt Cattle

Reference prices and crop insurance in the Farm Bill are priority areas for Plains Cotton Growers.  Farmers in the 42-county PCG region are also concerned about the loss of Dicamba as a crop protection tool for their cotton.

4/15/24 - Cotton growers focus on farm bill, loss of Dicamba

Early predictions for the upcoming hurricane season indicate the year's  tropical storms could be strong.  Whether or not Texas will be impacted will depend on several factors from the time the season officially begins on June 1st.

4/16/24 - Early hurricane outlook indicates expected strong season

Beef Magazine reports that a number of universities have now demonstrated that a vaccine currently used in humans significantly reduces the infectiousness of vaccinated livestock.

5/3/24 - Vaccine study to protect cattle from bovine tuberculosis

On this week's program, as Farm Bureau Roundup marks 70 years on the air across Texas, the crop fields and pastures in the state are either too wet from ample spring rains or too dry from lack of moisture.

5/4/24 - Texas too wet, too dry depending on location

Walker County is one of 29 counties listed in Governor Greg Abbott's Disaster Declaration regarding the recent severe storms and flooding impacting homes, businesses and the agricultural industry across the state.

5/3/24 - Disaster declaration for Texas counties hit by severe storms, flooding

Derrell Peel from Oklahoma State University says herd rebuilding may be underway.

Under 30% of Texas is now under moderate or worse drought.

Texas wildfires damaged some water wells in the Texas Panhandle.

04/29/24 - Herd rebuilding; drought update; wildfires damage water wells

The condition of the Texas wheat crop is declining.

Texas citrus in the lower Rio Grande Valley is at risk of being infested by invasive and damaging fruit flies. APHIS and the Texas Department of Agriculture are inspecting and surveying fruit trees in residential yards and commercial properties to check for signs of invasive plant pests and to protect the food supply and agricultural economy.

Applications are now open for the American Sheep Industry Association's Annual Sheep Heritage Foundation Scholarship.

04/26/24 - Wheat condition declining; fruit pests; Sheep Heritage Foundation Scholarship

Both House and Senate Agriculture Committee leaders are pushing their respective versions of the 2024 farm bill.

USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses the transition from an El NIño weather pattern to a La Niña.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that testing found no live H5N1 virus in tested ground beef.

05/03/24 - Movement on the farm bill; transitioning to La Niña; no H5N1 in ground beef

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is performing food tests to ensure the safety of the American food supply.

There's still a lot of optimism for Texas cotton this year.

This year, the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association's Leadership Development Foundation announced the opening of the first ever application window for the TSCRA Leadership Development Foundation working grant program.

05/02/24 - USDA testing ground beef; optimism for Texas cotton; TSCRA leadership development

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is continuing to move toward an electronic identification system for livestock.

You may not have heard of corn stunt disease, but it has been dropping yields in Argentina this year by 10 to 15%.

05/01/24 - Another step toward electronic ID; corn stunt disease;

Providing beef consumers with a great dining experience was a topic at this year’s Hemphill County Beef Conference. Hear how the Texas Beef Council is helping meet that important objective.

05/03/24 - Providing a great experience with beef

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