/tags/agriculture Agriculture en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 09:03:00 GMT /energy-environment/2025-04-11/austin-texas-honeybees-bees-hives-dying Beekeepers across the country have reported high rates of honeybee loss this year, but it's unclear right now if there's a main reason for their deaths. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 09:03:00 GMT /energy-environment/2025-04-11/austin-texas-honeybees-bees-hives-dying Olivia Aldridge /energy-environment/2023-08-16/central-texas-farmers-and-ranchers-are-on-the-frontlines-of-this-summers-record-breaking-heat The dry, hot summer has forced some farmers and ranchers to make tough decisions. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:16:25 GMT /energy-environment/2023-08-16/central-texas-farmers-and-ranchers-are-on-the-frontlines-of-this-summers-record-breaking-heat Kailey Hunt /energy-environment/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 11:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2023-03-06/downstream-of-austin-texas-rice-farmers-face-another-year-without-colorado-river-water Mose Buchele /politics/2022-12-21/without-enough-workers-in-the-u-s-to-fill-jobs-ranches-and-farms-in-texas-look-abroad An analysis by The Texas Newsroom found a 36% increase in the demand for foreign workers in the state in just one year. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 11:30:00 GMT /politics/2022-12-21/without-enough-workers-in-the-u-s-to-fill-jobs-ranches-and-farms-in-texas-look-abroad Sergio Martínez-Beltrán /energy-environment/2022-10-11/the-price-of-your-jack-o-lantern-may-be-another-victim-of-the-texas-drought The drought has meant a smaller than usual pumpkin crop in Texas this year. Farmers say that drop in supply will mean higher prices for pumpkins popular for fall display and Halloween carving. Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:01:46 GMT /energy-environment/2022-10-11/the-price-of-your-jack-o-lantern-may-be-another-victim-of-the-texas-drought Mose Buchele /texasstandard/2022-05-11/lockhart-texas-iron-ox-indoor-farming-facility Iron Ox’s indoor facility in Lockhart removes some of the variables that make traditional agriculture challenging. Wed, 11 May 2022 21:56:51 GMT /texasstandard/2022-05-11/lockhart-texas-iron-ox-indoor-farming-facility Michael Marks /energy-environment/2022-05-06/crawfish-prices-rose-in-texas-during-the-pandemic-and-last-years-winter-storm Crawfish prices continue to rise in Texas as crops have suffered from multiple natural disasters, according to researchers at Texas A&M’s Agrilife Extension. Fri, 06 May 2022 15:39:35 GMT /energy-environment/2022-05-06/crawfish-prices-rose-in-texas-during-the-pandemic-and-last-years-winter-storm Haya Panjwani /2021-06-15/texas-grape-growers-sue-over-dicamba-drift-they-say-the-herbicide-damages-their-vines The dicamba that West Texas soybean and cotton farmers spray on their crops drifts into vineyards where most of the state's wine grapes grow. Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:37:54 GMT /2021-06-15/texas-grape-growers-sue-over-dicamba-drift-they-say-the-herbicide-damages-their-vines Jill Ament, Shelly Brisbin /texas/2020-10-02/this-years-pecan-crop-is-strong-but-growers-are-having-to-adjust-to-a-very-different-market From Texas Standard:It's pecan season, and this year's crop appears to be a good one in terms of quantity and quality of nut.But Catherine Clark of Pecan� Fri, 02 Oct 2020 19:53:29 GMT /texas/2020-10-02/this-years-pecan-crop-is-strong-but-growers-are-having-to-adjust-to-a-very-different-market Michael Marks /texas/2020-08-03/dont-plant-or-pitch-mailed-mystery-seeds From Texas Standard:Across the country, small packets of seeds have been showing up, unsolicited, in people’s mailboxes and at their front doors. The� Mon, 03 Aug 2020 17:51:35 GMT /texas/2020-08-03/dont-plant-or-pitch-mailed-mystery-seeds Michael Marks