By Justin Walker 2018 is officially here. Hallelujah! Sure, 2017 had its good moments. But ask just about any Texas farmer or rancher, and they’ll tell you the New Year couldn’t get here fast enough. Wildfires. Tornadoes. Hurricane Harvey. Months without rain. It was a long year, and not just for agriculture. We were all [...]
By Julie Tomascik This year was going to be different. The cotton looked good. Unbelievably good. Fat bolls loaded on compact stalks. A sea of white, as far as the eye could see. Matagorda County farmer Robby Reed was hopeful. Until a bad boy named Harvey paid a visit. Some say it's the hurricane for [...]
By Shala Watson No matter where your day leads or how it ends, it all starts with a farmer. And today—on National Ag Day—we take a minute to think about how agriculture is a part of almost everything we eat, wear and use on a daily basis. This year’s theme is “Food Brings Everyone to [...]
By Jessica Domel Take a drive through Texas this time of year and you're bound to find a field or two of white, fluffy cotton. It's an economic staple in Texas, and we're the top cotton-producing state! Cotton undergoes an amazing transformation to get from fields to our homes. First, it's not just used for [...]
By Julie Tomascik Chicken wings. Peanuts. And you can't forget the pigskins, give or take a few pounds of air. Those can mean only one thing: Super Bowl weekend. And while Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals fans hope for a win, I'm pulling for agriculture. I know. I know. That's not a team. Agriculture [...]
