By Julie Vrazel I keep a close eye on food prices—mostly for my budget, but also for Texas Farm Bureau’s Grocery Price Watch survey. And I know you closely watch your family’s grocery budget, too. Based on the survey’s second quarter results, Texans paid $47.57—on average—for a basket of 16 staple food items. This price is [...]
By Julie Vrazel Summer get-togethers and crawfish boils go hand-in-hand. And the mudbugs for those events come from crawfish farmers like John Gaulding. Down along the Gulf Coast in Hamshire, Texas, John and his son have been raising crawfish for more than 20 years. Every fall, John floods his fields—filling them with water and creating [...]
By Jessica Domel Driving down the rural roads of Comanche County, it’s almost easy to miss the vibrant green spears of asparagus growing in farmer Tommy Elliott’s fields. Their short stature pales in comparison to the peach trees blooming nearby, but that doesn’t affect Elliott’s appreciation for the crop or the care that they’re given. [...]
By Kelly Bogard I wouldn’t touch a salad when I was a kid. I thought it was yucky. No amount of ranch dressing or cheese would make me want to eat it. Nowadays, I can’t seem to get enough of it. Maybe my body is trying to play catch-up to years of neglect. Or maybe [...]
By Julie Vrazel T-shirts aren’t one-size-fits-all, so why should Texas agriculture be that way? The Lone Star State is uniquely different from the other 49 states in countless ways. Our state is growing exponentially as families relocate here, and oftentimes, we experience all four seasons in one day. Just as the people and weather are [...]
