Farm Bureau

Farm Bureau to host Ag Seminar

Lavaca County Farm Bureau will hold an Ag Seminar on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at Arthur Kaspar Pavilion, 135 CR 350 in Shiner.  Two hours of CEU credits (1 - Laws & Regulations and 1 - General) will be offered for private applicators.  Registration will begin at 6:00 p.m.
National Turkey Federation

National Turkey Federation

Will there be enough turkeys to go around for Thanksgiving?

With Thanksgiving right around the corner—historically, the single best holiday for the sale of turkeys and turkey meat productsؙ—many factors have fed higher prices and limited supplies this year. Inflation played a huge driving factor. On average, the cost of food was 11.
Have a capivating farm speaker topic? Pass it on and you could be addressing some of top ag leaders in the country.

Have a capivating farm speaker topic? Pass it on and you could be addressing some of top ag leaders in the country.

Farm Bureau calls for speakers at national conference

By SUNNY ANDERSEN The American Farm Bureau Federation is accepting proposals for workshops and presentations for the 1,100-plus farmers, ranchers and Farm Bureau staff from across the country who will attend the 2023 FUSION Conference March 3-6, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla.
She probably won't win any awards, but ol' Hico sure has that goat's attention.

She probably won't win any awards, but ol' Hico sure has that goat's attention.

Farm Bureau looks nationwide for Top Farm Dog of the Year

C’mon Texas! In a state as large and diverse as our own, full of so many great folks, we ought to be able to hold our own when it comes to impressive pooches, down on the farm. You’d think so, anyway.
Stephen Diebel of Victoria

Stephen Diebel of Victoria

The real cost of border security

By STEPHEN DIEBEL, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Hardworking ranchers, landowners and their families experience this crisis every day. For them, it’s far more than a political controversy on the nightly news and far simpler than the national security concerns raised by analysts.
Americans are poised to see some of the highest food prices in years as the market works to correct itself.

Americans are poised to see some of the highest food prices in years as the market works to correct itself.

Inflation expected to impact U.S. economy for several years

Overall consumer prices in April were 8.3% higher than a year ago, and America’s families can expect inflation to continue putting pressure on their wallets for the next few years, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF).