What's happening to the people who grow Texas food. This page checks its sources every hour and keeps only Texas stories about gardens, crops, livestock, water, pests, land and food prices. Every story shows who published it and when, and links to the original.
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Foreign interests in U.S. agricultural land continue to increase, and Texas accounts for more foreign-held acreage than any other state. Foreign entities held interests in 47.24 million acres of U.S. agricultural land in 2024, an increase of about 2.34 million acres from the previous year, according to the U.S.
By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist More than 140 Texas family farms and ranches were recognized for at least 50 years of continuous agricultural production through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Family Land Heritage program, including operations owned by several Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) members. TFB served as a title sponsor of the 2026 Family