/tags/farms Farms en-US Copyright Wed, 31 Jul 2024 22:13:02 GMT /health-wellness/2024-07-31/bird-flu-cases-among-farm-workers-may-be-going-undetected-a-study-suggests Dairy workers in Texas show signs of prior, uncounted bird flu infections in a new study. Without better surveillance, researchers warn that health officials could be caught off guard if the virus gets more contagious. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 22:13:02 GMT /health-wellness/2024-07-31/bird-flu-cases-among-farm-workers-may-be-going-undetected-a-study-suggests Amy Maxmen /news/2024-04-03/bonton-farms-tackles-south-dallas-food-desert-with-grocery-delivery-service With help from the anti-hunger nonprofit Share Our Strength and Kroger, the community farm and market recently launched Grocery Connect. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-04-03/bonton-farms-tackles-south-dallas-food-desert-with-grocery-delivery-service Zara Amaechi /news/2023-05-19/heres-how-the-fire-that-killed-nearly-18-000-texas-cows-got-started Investigators say the fire was an accident and started with an engine fire in a manure vacuum truck. Fri, 19 May 2023 22:21:25 GMT /news/2023-05-19/heres-how-the-fire-that-killed-nearly-18-000-texas-cows-got-started Jayme Lozano Carver | The Texas Tribune /news/2023-03-06/downstream-of-austin-texas-rice-farmers-face-another-year-without-colorado-river-water Continuing drought means Texas rice farmers will not receive water from the Lower Colorado River Authority in 2023. Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:54:29 GMT /news/2023-03-06/downstream-of-austin-texas-rice-farmers-face-another-year-without-colorado-river-water Mose Buchele /business-economy/2022-10-21/citrus-prices-rise-after-hurricane-ian-but-texas-growers-unlikely-to-reap-windfall Drought and fertilizer prices have raised the cost of growing citrus this year. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 15:00:00 GMT /business-economy/2022-10-21/citrus-prices-rise-after-hurricane-ian-but-texas-growers-unlikely-to-reap-windfall Michael Marks /texas-news/2022-09-26/to-save-water-in-texas-these-nonprofits-are-paying-farmers-to-leave-it-in-reservoirs As Texas continues to battle drought, groups are trying a market-based solution to help farmers and protect what little water is left. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 15:03:40 GMT /texas-news/2022-09-26/to-save-water-in-texas-these-nonprofits-are-paying-farmers-to-leave-it-in-reservoirs Jayme Lozano Carver | The Texas Tribune , William Melhado | The Texas Tribune /environment-nature/2022-09-07/hemp-was-supposed-to-save-texas-farmers-during-a-drought Hemp advocates promised the Texas Legislature the crop was drought resistant. The 2022 drought has proven otherwise. And farmers are abandoning the nascent market. Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:25:39 GMT /environment-nature/2022-09-07/hemp-was-supposed-to-save-texas-farmers-during-a-drought Sneha Dey | The Texas Tribune /energy-environment/2022-08-01/how-is-exposure-to-wildfire-smoke-affecting-the-health-of-livestock Researchers are learning that cows exposed to fire often give less milk, and horses, with their large lungs, take in a lot of smoke from fires. Mon, 01 Aug 2022 17:30:00 GMT /energy-environment/2022-08-01/how-is-exposure-to-wildfire-smoke-affecting-the-health-of-livestock Shelly Brisbin, Gabriella Ybarra /texas-news/2022-07-09/continuing-drought-means-lower-yields-as-texas-corn-producers-harvest-their-crop To cope with the setback, farmers rely on crop insurance and hope for fall rains to boost next year’s harvest. Sat, 09 Jul 2022 17:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-07-09/continuing-drought-means-lower-yields-as-texas-corn-producers-harvest-their-crop Rhonda Fanning | Texas Standard , Shelly Brisbin | Texas Standard /business-economy/2022-05-19/many-texas-farmers-to-miss-out-on-record-wheat-prices-as-drought-intensifies Drought, climate change and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have created a volatile market for the staple commodity. Thu, 19 May 2022 22:00:00 GMT /business-economy/2022-05-19/many-texas-farmers-to-miss-out-on-record-wheat-prices-as-drought-intensifies Michael Marks | Texas Standard