Agriculture

Cotton is Texas’ largest crop, and industry experts say they expect just half the normal annual yield — which will drive up costs for consumers.

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.

The Texas Tribune's Jayme Lozano and The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's Brandi Addison talk about what the hot, dry year mean's for regional crops.

After an unseasonably warm December and faced with an ongoing drought, agricultural experts say planting times might need to change to balance unpredictable weather.

From The Texas Standard:Nearly 60 West Texas grape growers are suing Monsanto – the former agriculture chemical giant that’s now owned by Bayer – for…

Jason Centanni walked around Veesart Vineyards in Shallowater recently, seeing how everything looked following an unexpected freeze just before the start…

From The Texas Standard: On the morning of August 28, 2019, Todd Smith was running late for a meeting. It would be a busy few days for Smith, a lobbyist,…

Mark Schoepf was driving around his land in Lorenzo Monday, surveying the damage from last week’s storm, when rain from the second thunderstorm of the day…

Earlier this week, snow fell across different parts of Texas. But, it didn’t do much to help drought conditions in the South Plains region. After a dry…

Current students at Texas Tech University are only allowed to keep fish as pets while living on campus. But 50 years ago, some students brought animals…