Stephenville – Attending the Texas Farm Bureau’s 49th annual Youth Leadership Conference held at Tarleton State University, June 18-22, were Michael Hoggard, Jaclyn Bonner. The students were sponsored by the Atascosa County Farm Bureau. More...
Three members from the Charlotte FFA chapter attended the 84th annual Texas FFA Convention held July 9-13 in Corpus Christi. Charlotte FFA members who attended the convention are: Brandon Hamby, Hannah Galvan, and Manuel Rodriguez, Jr. More...
Jourdanton – The epic drought of 2011 reminds all Texans of the importance of conserving precious water resources, according to Lloyd House, Atascosa County Farm Bureau president. More...
Workshop, pesticide applicator training and other opportunities
Joe Taylor
The Texas AgriLife Extension Office of Atascosa County is teaming up with Farm Bureau to sponsor a teacher’s workshop titled “Ag in the Classroom.” The workshop is geared towards teachers from first through the eighth grades. More...
Atascosa County Farm Bureau, Atascosa AgriLife Extension, Texas Farm Bureau, Capital Farm Credit and Texas AgFinance will be hosting the 2012 Texas Farm Bureau Agriculture in the Classroom, Real World Science-Farming Across the Curriculum for teacher More...
Texas is America's Top State for Business 2012, according to CNBC's sixthannual study that scored all 50 states on 51 measures of competitiveness. More...
Those of you who have been readers for a while will remember that Christmas is my very favorite day. So, I have to remind you all how close it is!! Well, since today is July 25, Christmas is only 5 months away- Ho!, Ho!, Ho!!! More...
WASHINGTON, July 16, 2012 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the appointment of Juan M. Garcia as Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator, effective July 15, 2012. More...