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Water in Texas: The task is daunting
Texas must get started now to meet the water needs of agriculture, industry and a surging population.
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A time to build
The farm and ranch families of Texas Farm Bureau are the carpenters who will build a new future for agriculture and America.
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Keeping Our Resolutions in 2013
The New Year holds many opportunities for agriculture and farmers, ranchers and Farm Bureau intend to make the most of them.
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Biotech foods: Science makes a comeback?
By Gene Hall I have been encouraged in recent weeks that good, old-fashioned, provable science has been making a comeback in the debate over biotech foods and the food supply of the human race. The...
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Farmers and ranchers: Be offensive and win food fights
By Mike Barnett Get your back up. Mix it up and fight those who use agriculture as a whipping boy. That was the battle plan advocated by American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman in 2010...
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Young farmers and ranchers can strengthen the voice of agriculture
Texas Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer and Rancher Program focuses on building relationships with others who have a passion for agriculture, resulting in a stronger voice for agriculture.
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Food safety is our top priority
By John Paul Dineen III My family is in the business of agriculture, helping to feed the people of our state, nation and world. I farm and ranch full time on the Blacklands of North Central Texas. My...
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Lessons learned at the end of a dirt road
Many lessons of life can be learned at the end of a dirt road.
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Selling the crisis of climate change
We need to pay attention to climate change, which some sell as a crisis, but we should not forget the dangers of punitive and out-of-control regulation that will cripple our economy and ability to grow...
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Attack of the Farm Bill zombies
By Gene Hall It’s a curious coalition that always creeps out of the deep woods to oppose the farm bill, which, in one form or another has ensured U.S. supplies of food and fiber since the 1930s. It’s...
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I don’t like spiders and snakes—or drones—or PETA!
By Gene Hall Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey killed a spider in front of school kids a few days ago. As far as I know, no arrests have been made in that “spidercide.” No articles of impeachment...
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Climate Change Regulation: Scarier than climate change?
By Gene Hall Only minutes after President Obama announced his new climate change regulatory plan, I was swamped with calls from the media asking for comment. Not knowing much about it then, I said that...
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Big Brother is watching the farm and his name is EPA
By Mike Barnett Big Brother is watching the farm and his name is EPA. In this age of free-flowing information, when most anything can be found in cyberspace, it’s a little disconcerting that government...
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A Good Deal: Money for species protection
By Gene Richardson Most of us in agriculture appreciate the benefits and the enhancement that wildlife brings to our land. If given an opportunity to have production agriculture and wildlife coexist...
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The Farmers’ Almanac predicts an ‘unusually wet’ winter for Texas
By Mike Barnett Hot last week. Hot this week. Likely, it will be hot next week. That’s a pretty good summary of our current Texas weather. This August has tested my patience, although as Augusts go, it...
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Farmers are the ultimate Survivor
By Mike Barnett I was flipping channels last night and ran across the newest version of the Survivor-type shows. You all know what I’m talking about—those series where a group of people are cast on an...
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Oil interests, property owners and endangered species–Everybody wins!
By Gene Hall The lesser prairie chicken is one lucky bird. Yes, it’s endangered, but the survival of this wild bird species has crossed paths with the economic interests of some and the private...
View ArticleWater for Texas: Vote ‘Yes’ on Proposition 6!
By Kenneth Dierschke Water grows Texas. It always has. […]
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Texas Farm Bureau urges Texans to vote for Proposition 6 which will ensure water for Texas’ future.
View ArticleVoters said ‘Yes’ for the future of Texas
By Mike Barnett Despite last minute attempts to dampen […]
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