FARMING

2023 brought record low hay inventories across the state and nationwide

Total cattle numbers are down due to a tight hay supply, raising prices at the grocery store

Prop 1 limits regulations on farming, ranching, timber production, horticulture and wildlife management.

IDEA Eastside is one of 12 IDEA Public Schools that has a Farm Program on its campus.

Across the country, more indoor farms are launching or expanding even as others founder.

San Antonio has seen triple-degree temperatures for more than 60 days this year. So businesses are turning to technology to survive the heat amid the hottest San Antonio summer on record.

Urban farming is growing and distributing food within a city or town. Across the country, this style of farming has grown by more than 30% in the last three decades.

One goat farm in New Braunfels is finding ways to keep the heat from hurting its dairy business.

Hydroponic farming is a type of farming that doesn't use soil. It's said to be more sustainable, using less soil and pesticides.

Farmers in Gillespie County are dealing with a slow rain start to the year and seeing less than half the average rainfall they usually get.

Farming might not be a glamorous job for many, but simply put, we might not exist without the hardworking farm owners and laborers out there.

A historic drought has left farmers fighting for their crops and praying for rain.

12% of Americans don’t have enough access to fresh food, according to the USDA. The health impacts of eating processed junk food are too long to list.

A year after he nearly died in a farming accident, Scott Mussey was able to donate blood using a new machine by the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center.

You’ve probably seen a community library pop up, as they’re often spotted in different neighborhoods. They’re typically filled with used books that people in the neighborhood can take, as well as drop off books they are finished with.

POTEET, Texas – The area farmers who grew crops were unable to completely protect them against the record cold and are finding their prized harvest ruined after last week’s winter storm. “They got really cold, to the point where they just got brittle and they’re falling apart right now,” said Donovan Garcia Jr., who grows some of Poteet’s prized strawberries. Texas A&M AgriLife extension agents will be throughout affected areas assessing the damage and the economic impacts. Fernando Gonzalez, a major produce distributor, said he is “cautiously optimistic” because the supply is good. “There’s so much product that comes into Texas from all over the United States,” Gonzalez said.

This century, Texas could face the driest conditions it has seen in the last 1,000 years, according to a new study from a team of Texas A&M University and University of Texas at Austin researchers. The study highlighted a slew of looming problems for the state’s water supply. This problem will be particularly pronounced for Dallas, which relies entirely on surface water for its water supply, the study says. “And if there is a shortage, then the very next step is they have to determine how they are going to meet their water supply needs for that growing population,” she said. So the state is well-prepared and is looking at future populations and water supply needs for municipalities.”But the warnings are alarming to water conservation advocates and ranchers alike.

SAN ANTONIO – Hemp farming has begun in Texas this year and one set of farmers outside Boerne says they have some of the first crops in the state. The Texas Department of Agriculture began licensing farmers and businesses early this year to grow hemp after the state legislature greenlit farming of the plant. Pur IsoLabs in Bergheim, 10 miles east of Boerne off Highway 46, is one of the first to be licensed. Ruple and his wife Jennifer own Pur IsoLabs and have sold hemp products for the past five years, now they are expanding their business by starting to grow hemp right next to their store. This is just the beginning for the hemp farm industry, the future looks very promising for a plant that can be used in many ways.