Texas producers find value in alternative crops

Body Texas farmers continue to find ways to add value to their operations through alternative crops like oilseeds and cover crop forages.Calvin Trostle, Ph.D.

Yule Log for New Year’s Eve

Body As 2024 nears its end we reflect on the past year and look forward to 2025.Burning a Yule Log on New Year’s Eve symbolizes a fresh start. As the log burns, it burns away everything that happened the year before.

New marketing assistance now available for specialty crop producers

Body The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) $2 billion Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program, aimed at helping specialty crop producers expand markets and manage higher costs, is now accepting applications from Dec. 10, 2024 through Jan.

Time is running out, but Boozman says passing emergency relief for farmers a priority

Body TYNE MORGAN | FARM JOURNAL NEWS NETWORK While it’s unclear how Congress will push through the Farm Assistance and Revenue Mitigation Act, it’s likely going to be via the Continuing Resolution.

Waxed Amaryllis an infallible gift

Body Looking for a gift for a wannabe gardener? A gift that keeps on giving? One that even someone with a black thumb can grow? A waxed Amaryllis is just the gift.