Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will not develop emissions estimates as part of the 2005 Animal Feeding Operations Consent Agreement and Final Order (2005 Air Compliance Agreement).
With 25 active cases of New World Screwworm in the U.S., researchers with the Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine in Amarillo are working on new ways to fight it.
Today, Vice President J.D. Vance announced an investment through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program (B&I Program) to support construction of a locally owned, USDA inspected beef processing facility in Dimmitt, Texas.
Texas Tech University’s Department of Animal & Food Sciences is looking for producers who already plan to graze failed cotton fields to take part in a research study.
Today, at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Data Modernization Plan to put Farmers First.
Executives behind some of the largest data center operations in West Texas testified before a Texas state Senate committee during a marathon hearing aimed at addressing misinformation about AI infrastructure.
The U.S. reopened the border crossing in Arizona today to cattle imports from Mexico. It is part of a phased plan to control the spread of the New World screwworm.
Tyson Foods announces the closure of three beef production facilities amid supply struggles. Processing capacity from the shutdown sites is moving to Tyson Foods Facilities in Amarillo, Texas; Dakota City, Nebraska; and Holcomb, Kansas.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today praised the decision to allow a limited resumption of cattle importation from Mexico but expressed continued concern about the ongoing disruption to the U.S. cattle industry due to the New World screwworm.
Governor Greg Abbott today received a briefing and updated Texans on the state’s response following confirmation of a New World Screwworm (NWS) detection in Texas.
NWS flies were endemic in Texas and many southern states until their eradication from the U.S. mainland in 1966. That outbreak is estimated to have cost $800 million in today’s dollars.
The AgYouth of the Month scholarship program has awarded $224,000. The awards consist of $1,000 scholarships for selected graduating high school seniors involved in 4-H and FFA.
