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Fighting New World Screwworm

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Partner Spotlight: Maxter Healthcare Inc.

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World-class performance by Country Music Star Randall King

Crossroads of Texas country Festival in historic downtown Waxahachie

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FLH recognizes families that have owned and operated a continuous agricultural operation for 100 years or more.

TDA hosts its 51st annual Family Land Heritage Ceremony in New Braunfels

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6/24/2026

OPINION: Strength Means Knowing When to Ask for Help
Agriculture consistently ranks among the most stressful professions in America, but too often, people in agriculture suffer in silence. That's why the Texas Department of Agriculture has made rural mental health a priority through the Texas AgriStress Helpline, operated through our State Office of Rural Health. [More]

6/24/2026

Commissioner Miller Celebrates National Pollinator Week
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller welcomed National Pollinator Week, June 22-28, by encouraging Texans to appreciate the bees, butterflies, birds, bats, and other pollinators that help sustain Texas agriculture and the state's natural landscapes. [More]

7/1/2026

Commissioner Sid Miller Urges FDA to Approve Feed-Based Ivermectin to Combat New World Screwworm
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and the Texas Grain and Feed Association called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue an Emergency Use Authorization for ivermectin in medicated livestock feed, saying Texas ranchers need every tool available to stop New World screwworm before it inflicts even greater damage on the state's livestock industry. [More]

7/7/2026

Commissioner Sid Miller Calls on Governor Abbott to Convene Special Session Before Data Center Expansion Becomes Irreversible
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today called on Governor Greg Abbott to immediately convene a Special Session of the Texas Legislature to address the unchecked expansion of large-scale data centers, warning that waiting until the regular session in January could come too late to protect Texas agriculture, rural communities, precious water resources, and the state's electric grid. [More]

7/10/2026

Commissioner Sid Miller Declares Agricultural Emergency in Response to Getaway Pens Fire
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today declared an Agricultural Emergency in response to the Getaway Pens Fire in Dickens County, activating Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) disaster relief resources. [More]

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Texas Gulf Shrimp fishing is currently making a strong comeback

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Urban mushroom farmer is looking forward to the future growth of fungus

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Agricultural Vocational Education is another option for an educational path

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The ins, outs, and pitfalls of growing industrial hemp for commercial applications

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The ins, outs, and pitfalls of growing industrial hemp for commercial applications

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