The Texas Wheat Producers Board held its biennial election to fill five expiring seats from March 22 until April 5. Based on the results of the election, four nominees were reelected and one nominee was newly elected to serve six-year … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Paul Schattenberg, 210-859-5752, paschattenberg@ag.tamu.edu Contacts: Sam Womble, 210-631-0400, sam.wonble@ag.tamu.edu Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, 806-677-5668, tiffany.dowelllashmet@ag.tamu.edu The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present “Owning Your Piece of Texas: Agricultural Laws Texas Landowners Need to Know” on June 7 in San Antonio. … Continued
Reliable, High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity is Essential to Enhanced Agricultural Production USDA Contact: USDA Press Email: press@oc.usda.gov Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today unveiled a groundbreaking report, A Case for Rural Broadband: Insights on Rural Broadband Infrastructure and Next Generation Precision Agriculture Technologies (PDF, 2.5 MB). … Continued
Reliable, High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity is Essential to Enhanced Agricultural Production USDA Contact: USDA Press Email: press@oc.usda.gov Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today unveiled a groundbreaking report, A Case for Rural Broadband: Insights on Rural Broadband Infrastructure and Next Generation Precision Agriculture Technologies (PDF, 2.5 MB). … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contacts: Dr. Jourdan Bell, 806-677-5600, jourdan.bell@ag.tamu.edu Dr. Jackie Rudd, 806-677-5600, jcrudd@ag.tamu.edu Texas A&M AgriLife is trying something different in the Panhandle this year; it will take the semi-annual wheat field day on the road May 22, … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Susan Himes, 325–657-7315, Susan.Himes@ag.tamu.edu Contacts: Justin T. Klinksiek, 325-597-1295, Justin.Klinksiek@ag.tamu.edu Travis Bell, 325-732-4304, Travis.Bell@ag.tamu.edu The Millersview Annual Wheat Tour will be held May 2 at the Millersview Gym at 12199 County Road 6009. The event is being presented by the … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Jackie Rudd, 806-677-5600, jcrudd@ag.tamu.edu Dr. Richard Vierling, 940-552-9941, richard.vierling@ag.tamu.edu Two new wheat varieties have been announced by Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the TAM Wheat Improvement Program, according to Dr. Jackie Rudd, AgriLife Research … Continued
National Association of Wheat Growers Contact: Caitlin Eannello 240-423-4345 (Cell) Today, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) released its report on the economic benefits of the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement (USMCA). NAWG President and Lavon, Texas farmer Ben Scholz issued the following … Continued
USDA Contact: USDA Press Email: press@oc.usda.gov U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel found that China has administered its tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for wheat, corn, and rice … Continued
U.S. Wheat Associates and National Association of Wheat Growers U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) welcome the ruling today by a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel that China’s government does not fairly administer … Continued