Barley trials near Dimmitt in February 2017. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Dr. Clark Neely)

"U.S. agriculture has been dealt a hefty blow by extreme weather over the last several years, and 2019 is no exception," said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.

Application period has opened for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program

Ohio's recent legalization of growing and processing hemp comes at a time when the state’s farmers might be especially interested in finding more sources of income.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Tarrant County will host a Ranchers Leasing Workshop from noon to 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 13 at 200 Taylor St. No. 500, Fort Worth.

Peanuts are about a month away from digging, and so far 2019 looks to be a good year, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

North Texas: Record high temperatures were reported. Counties initiated burn bans due to dry conditions. Pastures and hay meadows were showing stress from drought and heat. Ponds needed a good rain to help replenish them.

"Economic and political order has become disorder," said AgResource president Dan Basse, in market analysis comments at the 2019 Feeding Quality Forum in Amarillo, Texas.

Landowners with property in the Lavon Lake Watershed, which spans parts of Collin, Grayson, Fannin, and Hunt counties, are eligible for assistance under this program. Landowners in the watershed are eligible to receive a maximum financial incentive amount of $15,000. The maximum financial incentive rate shall not exceed 60% of the cost of implementation. The remaining 40% will be provided by the landowners. Financial incentives will be based on actual costs not to exceed the average of the practice. Examples of Best Management Practices (BMPs) available for implementation under this project are brush management, critical area planting, grassed waterways, and watering facilities.

Bill Rooney, Ph.D., looks at the back of a box of cereal that features the Onyx sorghum variety he bred as a part of Texas A&M AgriLife's efforts to meet the needs of the food industry. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kay Ledbetter)

Flames find life as the fuel load increases in ungrazed pastures. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kay Ledbetter)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is expanding its payment options to now accept debit cards and Automated Clearing House (ACH) debit.