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Texas Farmer Adapts During Challenging Times

The journey our food makes from field to fork can be complex. Since farmers represent the genesis of this process, it’s important to understand the practices they implement to address environmental and economic challenges in support of our food supply.

An Insider Look: Field to Fork

Field to Fork, an event hosted by Water Grows, is helping make the connection by giving food influencers and elected officials an inside look into how our food is grown and how farmers conserve our natural resources.

Preparing for a Successful Crop: Planting Strategies

Going into pre-season, or the time before planting, one of the first decisions farmers must make is what crops to plant. Rodney Schronk and his wife Susan farm in Hill County, Texas, explain their decision to grow corn, cotton, wheat and sunflowers is complex.

There Are Many Faces in Farming

Agriculture plays a significant role in our society. The most obvious benefit of agriculture in our daily lives is an abundant food supply. In fact, one farm in the U.S. feeds 166 people on average domestically and abroad. Beyond food, agriculture provides us with the clothes we wear, fuel for

Innovation Magnifies Conservation Efforts

Farmers and ranchers are continually searching for the most up-to-date techniques and technologies to increase production efficiency on their land, while conserving natural resources. One federal agency is key in helping them to discover these innovations.

4 Ways Texas Conservation Makes Economic Sense

Did you know that the Texas agriculture industry provides more than just the food on your plate? The Texas agriculture industry is among the primary drivers of the economy, generating billions in economic activity and hundreds of thousands of jobs.

Bridging the Gap

As more of the population has become removed from involvement in agriculture, a gap in mutual understanding has grown between those who produce food and the consumers who eat it. To help bridge this gap, farmers, ranchers and others in the industry are using a variety of initiatives and methods

5 Ways Farmers Conserve Water

Water is a vital natural resource essential for all living things on the planet. Water is one of the most important ingredients in the growth of something we need every day – food! It is also essential in the production of our clothing and the countless other products we use

Sharing the Load: The Role of Women in Agriculture

A mother’s tasks in a Texas farm family shows how the role of women in agriculture is now vitally important in managing the business of farming and using best practices to conserve soil and water.

Daughters of the Land

Unlike in the past, a young girl’s future role in taking over the family farm in Texas is accepted and welcomed.

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Texas Farmer Adapts During Challenging Times

An Insider Look: Field to Fork

Preparing for a Successful Crop: Planting Strategies

There Are Many Faces in Farming

Innovation Magnifies Conservation Efforts

4 Ways Texas Conservation Makes Economic Sense

Bridging the Gap

5 Ways Farmers Conserve Water

Sharing the Load: The Role of Women in Agriculture

Daughters of the Land

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