A look back at 2021
It’s been one challenging year after another, but farmers and ranchers don’t give up easily. Here are some things folks in agriculture were grateful for in 2021.
Rain falls across Texas, but is it too much?
By Julie Tomascik Too much. Or not enough. It’s the never-ending challenge with moisture and agriculture. This year is no different. The Lone Star State has faced wild weather in 2021—a winter storm of a lifetime, tornadoes, hailstorms, torrential rains and flooding. And Mother Nature’s latest rain event is challenging some Texas farmers and ranchers. [...]
Texas drought worsens
The dry, dusty, cracked ground in Texas is thirsty.
Meet a Texas rice farmer: Curt Mowery
By Jessica Domel Did you know the average American consumes approximately 24 pounds of rice each year? Twenty-four pounds! That's a lot of chicken and rice casserole, Spanish rice and the classic–plain white rice. So why do Americans eat so much rice? Maybe it's because it's relatively cheap. It could also be that it's low [...]
Rain dance, anyone?
By Jessica Domel When I was in high school, my dad often said that in the coming years our country wouldn't fight over oil or money, we'd fight over a resource that is much more scarce and valuable–water. I hadn't thought about him saying that until the other day when I was visiting our family [...]
