COMMISSIONER MILLER HAS REQUESTED ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO ASSIST RURAL TEXAS HOSPITALS
Friday, March 20, 2020, AUSTIN – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has requested emergency funding for rural Texas hospitals from Texas Governor Greg Abbott as COVID-19 continues to impact the state. In a letter to Governor Abbott, Commissioner Miller emphasized the importance of preparing rural Texas hospitals for the coronavirus pandemic. The emergency funding will ease the financial impact caused by the local healthcare response to the virus and keep the doors open for the community. Rural hospitals are often the only critical care option for Texans in these communities.  [More]

Hemp Licensing Is Now Open
Monday, March 16, 2020, The online application for the Texas Industrial Hemp Program is now available.  [More]

Hemp Orientation Video is LIVE
Sunday, March 15, 2020, (AUSTIN, TX) The Orientation Video required for licensure in the Texas Department of Agriculture's Industrial Hemp Program has been posted and is available for viewing.  [More]

COMMISSIONER MILLER PROMOTES A HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR FELLOW TEXANS
Monday, March 2, 2020, AUSTIN – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has announced the second annual Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Farm Fresh Challenge, hosted by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), starts today and will take place throughout the month of March. After a successful inaugural CACFP Farm Fresh Challenge in 2019, this year’s challenge will further the Commissioner’s efforts to promote locally grown food beyond Texas school nutrition programs to include afterschool programs, and child care and adult day care facilities. TDA’s Farm Fresh Challenge is a fun and engaging way to encourage the use of locally grown foods and garden-based learning activities in CACFP and to take nutritional awareness to more Texans statewide.  [More]

FIRST ANNUAL TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY GO TEXAN GIFT GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE
Monday, March 2, 2020, AUSTIN – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller proudly releases the 2020 Texas Independence Day Gift Guide to help Texans find quality handcrafted items made right here in the great State of Texas. The electronic publication is available for free at the link below and on the GO TEXAN website.  [More]