Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences are helping uncover new information about the Y chromosome in horses, which will help owners identify optimal lineages for breeding and help conservationists preserve breed diversity. “Because of its complex structure, the Y chromosome is much harder to…

As of Nov. 17, eight of the country’s top 18 winter-wheat-growing states had planted 100% of the season’s crop, according to the USDA Crop Progress report released Monday. Here are those states, along with emergence progress and the condition of the crop for each. Washington Washington’s winter wheat planting has…

This editorial was written by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and distributed to media. Living in Stephenville — the dairy capital of Texas — I’ve got a front-row seat to the heartbeat of our state’s dairy industry. Here in Erath County, we take pride in our dairy heritage, so much…

Three women in the agriculture communications and marketing space are creating a new nonprofit called the Association of Females in Agriculture Media with the intent of better supporting women in all realms of ag media. The group, shortened to A-FAM, officially launches Dec. 1. It will seek to provide networking,…

The effort from some automakers — like BMW, Audi, Volvo, and Tesla — to remove AM radio from their vehicles has loomed like a dark cloud over rural America for much of the past year. AM broadcasts are vital sources of news and emergency information in isolated communities that struggle…

By Ryan Hanrahan Politico’s Meredith Lee Hill and Olivia Beavers reported Tuesday that “House Republicans confirmed during their closed-door conference meeting Tuesday morning that GOP lawmakers are rejecting Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow’s last minute farm bill push and will instead plan to pass a one-year extension of the massive…