By Amanda Hill Texans are a giving breed. If their neighbor is in need, they'll bend over backwards to help out. That's one of the reasons I'm proud to call this state home. A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to see true Texas charity in action. It's a unique partnership between Texas farmers [...]
By Nathan Smith Any self-respecting Texan knows the significance of this Friday. On March 2, we stop to remember the Alamo and pay our respects to the Texians who fought and won independence from Mexico. I am a big fan of Texas country music and recently bought an album titled The Eagle and the Snake. Most [...]
By Kelly Bogard This week, Texas Farm Bureau has been celebrating Food Check-Out Week. Food Check-Out Week is all about promoting Texas agriculture, sharing facts about food and opening the lines of communication between farmers and consumers. As someone who works with farmers and ranchers, and as a consumer of their products, I get to [...]
By Nathan Smith Texas ranchers raise the most beef in the country–a good thing because this week, it's what's for dinner. Beef short ribs can be tricky, but with the right ingredients cooked at the right temperature, they are hard to beat. I combined short ribs and Shiner Black to make what turned out to [...]
By Nathan Smith Most years on the Southern High Plains of Texas, farmers like Brandon Patschke and his family are busy growing the fabric of our lives—cotton. Brandon is a Texas Farm Bureau member and grows cotton on his family farm near Lubbock. Farmers like Brandon come from generations of families with decades of practice weathering [...]
