ARS, April 20, 2021 – Grazing is an agricultural term to describe the natural behavior of cattle moving across pastures and rangelands as they consume different plants. Surprisingly, grazing cattle are selective about where and which plants they will eat, and … Continue reading →
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 12, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently awarded $9.44 million in funding for 19 Agricultural Workforce Training grants, and 12 awards totaling $4.88 million for rural economic … Continue reading →
WASHINGTON, April 13, 2021—For her outstanding contributions to research on crop responses to global climate change, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist Lisa A. Ainsworth is the agency’s Distinguished Senior Research Scientist of the Year for 2021. Ainsworth, research leader for … Continue reading →
TUCSON, Ariz., April 6, 2021 – Dry periods between rainstorms have become longer and annual rainfall has become more erratic across most of the western United States during the past 50 years, according to a study published by the U.S. … Continue reading →
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 17, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently awarded over $8.5 million in funding for 29 research and Extension grants that will advance solutions to critically important problems … Continue reading →
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 8, 2021 –The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently awarded $6.72 million in funding for 15 grants to enhance animal reproduction, and $4.05 million in funding for 8 grants that … Continue reading →
Fort Hood, Texas, Courtesy Army Press Center, The 1st Cavalry Division Acting Commander relieved Col. Michael Schoenfeldt, Commander of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, because of a loss of trust and confidence in Col. Schoenfeldt’s ability … Continue reading →
Courtesy American Farm Bureau Four witnesses representing the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance’s (FACA) founding organizations and co-chairs – American Farm Bureau Federation, Environmental Defense Fund, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives and National Farmers Union – testified today in front … Continue reading →
State Senator Charles Perry has introduced SB 601 which proposes that the state create the “Texas Produced Water Consortium”. This consortium would combine state and private resources to study the economics and technology of the water that is produced and … Continue reading →
March 2, 2021 – Courtesy Texas Farm Bureau – The Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) conducted its Virtual Leadership Conference on Tuesday, Feb. 9. The leadership conference, hosted by TFB President Russell Boening, was different from typical leadership conferences during past … Continue reading →