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Zeledon Takes New Role at Texas A&M

Published May 6, 2026

A Minnesotan is taking over as the new director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center on June 1. Johnson Zeledon is currently the head of the Seedcare Institute-North America for Syngenta Crop Protection in Stanton, Minnesota. He…

Sterile Fly Program Helps, but Surveillance Remains Critical Against Screwworm

Published December 10, 2025

With New World Screwworm inching closer to the U.S. border, numerous preventative measures are being taken to prevent it from entering the United States. "One of our biggest concerns is obviously the movement of these flies and the larvae that…

Farm Bill Will Happen in ’25

Published January 14, 2025

Texas A&M Extension Economist Joe Outlaw believes this is the year that Congress delivers and finally passes a new farm bill. "I do farm bill policy; this is what I do for a living," Outlaw told RRFN. "I've been doing…

Texas Wildfire Losses

Published May 9, 2024

Economists at Texas A&M AgriLife Service estimate the Panhandle wildfires have caused $123 million in agricultural losses. More than 1.2 million acres were been burnt by the wildfires. Cattle losses include 12,000 head and an estimated $68 million in facilities,…

Aid for Texas Wildfire Victims

Published March 15, 2024

With Texas' largest-ever wildfire nearing containment, one group is stepping up in a big way to help those affected by the disaster. Texas A&M AgriLife is installing various livestock supply points throughout the northeastern Texas region to help provide necessities.…

A Deep Dive into Farm Bill Funding

Published August 3, 2022

With rising production costs, agriculture groups are asking for more money in the farm safety net for the next farm bill. Texas A&M Agriculture and Food Policy Center Co-Director Bart Fischer says an increase in baseline funding is not an…

Texas A&M Study Looks at Impact of Tax Law Changes

Published June 15, 2021

A study conducted by the Texas A&M Agriculture Food and Policy Center considers how proposed changes in the current tax law would impact agriculture. More farms and ranches would pay more in taxes. Using a database of 94 farms across…

FSA Finishing Up Processing First Half of 2019 WHIP+ Payments

Published February 15, 2021

As the Farm Service Agency takes applications for the Quality Loss Adjustment Program, the agency is also trying to finish processing WHIP+ program payments. In North Dakota, FSA offices are through the bulk of WHIP+ program applications, but there are…

Significant Losses in Farm Income Forecast

Published April 30, 2020

A new analysis from Texas A&M University is forecasting a massive decline in farm income. This study projects net cash income for dairy farms will drop 58 percent this year. Income for beef operations will decline 47 percent. Agricultural economist…

A Better Farm Bill

Published December 20, 2018

In reviewing the farm bill, Texas A&M University Extension Economist Dr. Joe Outlaw says the new bill is positive for agriculture. "While this new bill doesn't have any dramatic changes, it takes the existing programs and makes them as good as…

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Zeledon Takes New Role at Texas A&M

Sterile Fly Program Helps, but Surveillance Remains Critical Against Screwworm

Farm Bill Will Happen in ’25

Texas Wildfire Losses

Aid for Texas Wildfire Victims

A Deep Dive into Farm Bill Funding

Texas A&M Study Looks at Impact of Tax Law Changes

FSA Finishing Up Processing First Half of 2019 WHIP+ Payments

Significant Losses in Farm Income Forecast

A Better Farm Bill

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