McALLEN, Texas — The Department of Agricultural Economics at the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is helping meet needs and address challenges for agriculture and agribusiness in the Rio Grande Valley by selecting a key group of professors to teach undergraduate students at the Texas A&M University Higher Education Center at McAllen. “The globalization of agriculture, […]

GREENWICH, N.Y. — This coming Tuesday is Election Day and Americans of all walks of life will be heading to the polls to cast their votes. With politics on many peoples’ minds, let’s look back at the People’s Party, also known as the Populist Party. This political party was founded by farmers in the late […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) needs your help safeguarding Texas citrus from invasive citrus pests and diseases currently threatening livelihoods and agricultural production in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. APHIS employees in Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy and Zapata counties are working with the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) […]

DENVER — The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) joined together in strong support of $15,000,000 “high impact” stimulus funds in Governor Polis’ FY 2022-2023 budget to preserve agriculture, meet interstate river compact obligations, and reduce rural economic impacts in the Republican and Rio Grande River basins. “The producers […]

SEDALIA, Mo. — Advance gate admission and carnival tickets for the 2021 Missouri State Fair are now on sale! Visit your local Break Time Convenience Store and Orscheln Farm and Home Store to purchase carnival and admission tickets in-person, or enjoy big savings from the comfort of your home by purchasing online. You can purchase […]