2023 Dairy Margin Coverage Deadline Extended – Jan. 31, 2023, Last Day to Enroll

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the deadline  for…

Biden-Harris Administration Announces an Additional $325 Million in Pilot Projects through Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, for Total Investment of $3.1 Billion

TUSKEGEE, Ala. December 12, 2022 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the Biden-Harris Administration,…

USDA Releases Nationwide Farmer, Rancher and Forest Manager Prospective Customer Survey

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. 2022 - Producers can now take a nationwide survey to help the U.S.…

2022 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Open This Week

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2022 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) began mailing ballots this week…

USDA Announces November 2022 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for…

USDA Launches Loan Assistance Tool to Enhance Equity and Customer Service

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched a new online tool…

Farmers Can Now Make 2023 Crop Year Elections, Enroll in Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2022 - Agricultural producers can now change election and enroll in the Agriculture…

USDA Provides Payments of nearly $800 Million in Assistance to Help Keep Farmers Farming

WASHINGTON, October 18, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that distressed borrowers…

USDA Formalizes Big Game Conservation Partnership with State of Wyoming

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the state of Wyoming…

Dairy Producers Can Now Enroll for 2023 Signup for Dairy Margin Coverage

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2022 - Dairy producers can now enroll for 2023 coverage through the Dairy…

USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2023 Sugar Loan Rates, Allotment and Marketing Allocations

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today…

USDA Assists Farmers, Ranchers, and Communities Affected by Hurricane Fiona

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2022 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture…

El USDA ayuda a los agricultores, ganaderos y comunidades afectadas por el hurac?n Fiona

WASHINGTON, 27 de septiembre de 2022 - El Secretario de Agricultura, Tom Vilsack, ha ordenado al…

USDA Announces 2023 Upland Cotton Marketing Assistance Loan Rate

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation today announced…

USDA Announces October 2022 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for…

USDA to Provide up to $20 Million for Construction of On-Farm Grain Storage Facilities in Areas Impacted by Recent Natural Disasters

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2022 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…

USDA Seeks Input on New Grant Program to Strengthen Food Supply Chain, Reduce Irregular Migration, and Improve Labor Protections for Farmworkers

WASHINGTON, September 21, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is gathering input to help…

USDA Opens People’s Garden Initiative to Gardens Nationwide

WASHINGTON, September 9, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding its People's Garden…

USDA Announces September 2022 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for…

USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced…

USDA Announces First Three Lenders for Heirs’ Property Relending Program

WASHINGTON, August 18, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Akiptan, Inc., the…

USDA to Mail Additional Pre-Filled Applications to Producers Impacted by 2020, 2021 Disasters

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2022 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced another installment (phase)…

The Lawyers in the Alex Jones Trial Nearly Came to Blows 

One of the more taxing elements of life in America in 2022 is that everything feels…

Oktoberfest in Addison

No need to book a plane ticket to Munich to enjoy an Oktoberfest as genuine as…

July 2022 Reader Quiz: What Did You Learn?

You’ve had all month to read the latest issue of Texas Monthly. Take this monthly quiz…

ExxonMobil Makes Godlike Profits, but Mortal Challenges Remain

ExxonMobil, the globe-straddling fossil-fuel colossus, reported record-setting profits this week. By record-setting, we mean no Texas…

Do a Weekend, Not Just a Pit Stop, in Beaumont

Beaumont doesn’t always get a lot of love from the rest of the state. And that’s…

Why Molly Ivins Matters More Than Ever

These days, many Texans of the liberal persuasion ask themselves a question that is nearly spiritual…

Telling the Story of the “Bad Boy” of the ’90s Oil and Gas Industry in Texas

“Oscar was fun to write about because he was so sure of himself, a larger-than-life character,”…

A New Book Exposes the Junk Science That Leads to Wrongful Convictions. Its Unlikely Hero Is a Texan. 

There aren’t many good guys in Chris Fabricant’s recent book, Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice…

Kerabu Cucumber Salad

Cucumbers are touted for their refreshing qualities and make an ideal summertime addition to cocktails and…