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Deadline Today for 2022 Emergency Relief Program Applications

EVENT: 8th Annual All Ag, All Day DC Spring Capitol Ag Tour

AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Mark Brown

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House Averts Government Shutdown While Extending Farm Bill

U.S. Tractor Sales Fall Despite Demand for 4×4

Chinese Farmers Experimenting With Corn and Soybeans Side-By-Side

Farmer Share of Traditional Thanksgiving Meal Just Pennies

Congressional Leaders Plan to Extend 2018 Farm Bill

EVENT: 7th Annual All Ag, All Day DC Spring Capitol Ag Tour

Boozman Frustrated With Administration’s Redefined Thrifty Food Plan

With ARC-PLC Decision Looming, Farmers Projecting Possible Scenarios

CBO Farm Bill Projection Sets “Line of Scrimmage”

Drought-State Senators Looking for Changes to Assistance Programs

Bipartisan and Bicameral Overhaul of Commodity Checkoffs Introduced

Mexican President AMLO Drops One Biotech Corn Deadline

U.S. Commodity Exports Expected to Tumble in 2023

China Remains Top Export Market, U.S. Share Stagnant

Cattle on Feed Report Projecting Further Herd Contraction

AGRICULTURE TODAY PODCAST 02/23/2023

Boozman Frustrated With Administration’s Redefined Thrifty Food Plan

CBO Farm Bill Projection Sets “Line of Scrimmage”

House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee Rosters and Leaders Announced

Wheat Farmers Ready to Rally Around Trade Programs

U.S. Cotton Farmers Expected to Plant Fewer Acres

Weak Demand for Smaller Utility Tractors Pressuring Dealers

Will Economic Recession Be Part of 2023 Landscape?

Pork Exports Rebound in October, Still Trailing 2021

Future of Inland Waterway Projects Hinges on Senate

Final 2022 Report Offers Disappointing Export Demand Estimates

Signup Begins This Week for ARC/PLC Elections

Domestic Milk Production Increasing to Meet Export Demand

Corn Farmers at Forefront of Mexican Trade Dispute

Mexican President Announces Efforts to Reduce Food Inflation

Economist Says Strong Net Farm Income Helping Producers

October Cattle Report Predictable, Markets Hit 7-year High

VIDEO: Pumpkins in Floyd County, Texas

VIDEO: Wine in West Texas

EVENT COVERAGE: 2022 Grand Opening of USDA-AMS Cotton Classing Office in Lubbock, TX

Trade Deficit Narrows Despite Increasing Imports from China

Invasive Asexual Tick Preparing to Spread Across U.S.

Ongoing Drought Leading Cause for Increased Feedlot Placements

Beneficial Rainfall Blankets West Texas Though Drought Persists

$1-Billion Available for Rural and Remote Energy Production

No Surprises, USDA Says More Cattle on Feed

Republican-Led Farm Bill Goal: 400% Improvement in Productivity

USDA Confirms Cattle Herd Contraction in Inventory Report

As Americans Decry Congressional Priorities, Some Remain Focused

6th Annual All Ag, All Day DC Capitol Ag Tour

Saturday, November 23, 2024

EVENT: 2023 Caprock Crop Production Conference

February 6, 2023

The 2023 Caprock Crop Production Conference was held recently at the Floyd County Friends Unity Center in Muncy, TX.

Highlights include…

Kris Verett is a Crosby County Producer

John Thoebe is a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension IPM Agent (Bailey, Castro, and Parmer Counties)

Dr. Tiffany Lashmet is a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Ag Law Specialist

Dr. Bart Fischer is Co-Director of the Agriculture and Food Policy Center (AFPC) at Texas A&M University

Jacob Reed is with BASF in Lubbock, TX