September 26, 2014 (updated Sept. 30, 2014) On Thursday, Sept. 25, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack released information on the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs that were created in the 2014 farm bill. According to the … Continued
The new wheat disease notification tool, developed by the AgriLife Research Plant Pathology Program in Amarillo, is offered to alert producers to the detection of wheat viruses during the growing season or to the onset of disease epidemics throughout the … Continued
(the following is an excerpt from the Southwest Farm Press story, Farmers insist RMA has ample time to implement APH adjustment for 2015, posted Aug. 25, 2014. Read the entire story here.) The Texas Wheat Producers Association continues to take issue … Continued
August 22, 2014 AMARILLO – The National Wheat Foundation is accepting applications for the 2014 Wheat Industry Leaders of Tomorrow (WILOT) program, scheduled for November 15 to 20 in St. Louis, Missouri. WILOT is an annual five-day program designed for … Continued
July, 16 2014 Mark Arnold, Ellis County Extension Agent – Agriculture/Natural Resources, was selected by Texas Wheat Producers as the 2014 Outstanding Wheat County Extension Agent. The award was presented by Steelee Fischbacher, director of policy and marketing for Texas … Continued
July 2, 2014 The Risk Management Agency (RMA) released an interim rule Monday, June 29 that allows USDA to move forward with a series of crop insurance provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill. The interim rule will immediately go into … Continued
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be providing farm bill education sessions beginning July 10 – Aug. 20 across the High Plains. Meetings are scheduled in 22 counties. Although sign-up for the new farm bill program is still months away, it is … Continued
The Texas Wheat Producers Board and Association selected Katie Heinrich as the new Director of Communications and Producer Relations. Heinrich will be in charge of managing communications between producers and industry professionals as well as with state and national partner … Continued
The following wheat field days have been tentatively scheduled by Texas AgriLife Extension. The field days will feature tours of the uniform variety trials and update on ongoing and current research results. **All information subject to change. We will be … Continued
The 2014 Farm Bill contains significant changes to the farm safety net that include new options for producers. It will be important that growers educate themselves on all the facts in order to make informed risk management decisions that best … Continued