Texas agriculture

HB 1592 creates a statewide alert system for risks to wildlife and crops.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Sunday reported the first human case in the United States of travel-associated New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, from an outbreak-affected country.

In Texas, cotton is king. But what happens if farmers can no longer come back from financial blows?

Texas lawmakers are lobbying for millions of dollars to fight the New World Screwworm.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a plan to prevent the spread of the New World screwworm this week.

Far from the Capitol, students at Texas Tech spend time examining the quality of beef for meat judging competitions.

Lawmakers also continued funding for a farmer suicide prevention hotline.

Scientists in Kansas, Missouri and other states were poised to start research to cut U.S. reliance on fertilizer imports, keep biofuel farming cost-competitive and tackle a potent greenhouse gas.

The spring planting season is getting started for many Midwest farmers. Federal data suggests that fewer acres will be planted in soybeans than last year, in part because of the U.S. trade war with China.

Republican politicians and an interest group have sown fear over a voluntary process.