DAILY Bites Thousands rallied in London against a proposed 20% tax on farms over £1 million, starting in 2026. Farmers say the tax will force sales of generational farms with low profit margins. Some officials say most farms are exempt, but other entities warn up to 70,000 could be affected.…

Unverferth Manufacturing debuted a new model 2520 grain cart with 2,500-bushel capacity, adding the largest size yet to its lineup of dual-auger models.   The pivoting 24-inch-diameter vertical auger coupled with 20-inch-horizontal auger and directional downspout unloads up to 1,000 bushels per minute, even in high-moisture corn.  The new grain cart…

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,…