Edamame
By Kelly Bogard Each week, I strive to bring you new recipes that represent the Lone Star State. From southern favorites to Texas-grown ingredients, it's always an adventure. This week is no exception. I stepped outside my comfort zone of southern style cooking to bring you something with an Asian flare. But with a Texas [...]
Transformation Tuesday: Soybeans
By Jessica Domel If you take medication, bake, eat salad or cereal, soybeans play a role in your life. They’re used in a wide spectrum of products. Soybean oil, for example, is used to make margarine, salad dressing and other cooking oils. It’s also used in biodiesel and plastics. Lecithin, which is in soybean oil [...]
Chicken Taquitos
By Kelly Bogard In Texas, football is king. From Friday night lights to Saturday tailgates, it's hard not to get caught up in the gridiron. And last weekend started yet another season of the boys of fall. That football fever brings an appetite—for the players and the fans! Dips, chips and wings will do. But [...]
Steering innovations like the self-driving tractor
By Gary Joiner Innovation is synonymous with farming. Every year features new ideas and new technologies. It’s exciting. And both farmers and consumers benefit when advancements reach the marketplace. Farmers at a recent national farm show in Iowa were treated to a glimpse of what some are calling the future of farm equipment. A self-driving, [...]
Green Beans with New Potatoes
By Kelly Bogard Sometimes I worry that sitting down with the family for a meal is slowly fading away. With busy schedules and the advent of easier-than-ever food choices, I find myself drawn into the hype of grab-and-go meals. But supper is still family time in my house. We talk. Laugh. Share our stories from [...]
Young farmers step up in agriculture
By Shala Watson Winds of change bring fresh faces and concepts to agriculture. It’s happening now. And will continue. Because the average age of U.S. farmers and ranchers today is about 58, according to the United States Department of Agriculture's Census of Agriculture. By 2030, more than half a million of the country’s farmers will [...]
