/tags/farmers Farmers en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 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 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 /covid-19/2021-08-08/as-trusted-voices-farmers-could-be-key-to-boosting-rural-vaccination-rates Rural health experts are calling on trusted agricultural leaders â€� like farmers and ranchers â€� to use their understanding of science and nudge vaccine-hesitant neighbors to roll up their sleeves. Sun, 08 Aug 2021 18:21:38 GMT /covid-19/2021-08-08/as-trusted-voices-farmers-could-be-key-to-boosting-rural-vaccination-rates Christine Herman /business/2021-03-18/the-winter-storm-decimated-local-farms-heres-how-some-farmers-are-trying-to-get-by Timing is everything for local farmers trying to bounce back after last month's winter storm. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:01:14 GMT /business/2021-03-18/the-winter-storm-decimated-local-farms-heres-how-some-farmers-are-trying-to-get-by Riane Roldan /texas/2020-01-23/for-hemp-to-work-farmers-want-rules-that-fit-reality From Texas Standard:Although there’s no shortage of people in Texas planning to get into the hemp industry, many of them have serious concerns about howâ€� Thu, 23 Jan 2020 22:27:54 GMT /texas/2020-01-23/for-hemp-to-work-farmers-want-rules-that-fit-reality Michael Marks /politics/2020-01-17/trump-will-be-in-austin-sunday-heres-what-you-need-to-know President Donald Trump is speaking at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s convention in Austin on Sunday. That means people driving downtown will likelyâ€� Fri, 17 Jan 2020 12:03:00 GMT /politics/2020-01-17/trump-will-be-in-austin-sunday-heres-what-you-need-to-know Marisa Charpentier /texas/2019-12-12/some-farmers-are-taking-advantage-of-a-visa-program-for-specialized-workers From Texas Standard:In the 1990s, the North American Free Trade Agreement was created to better align the economies of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Oneâ€� Thu, 12 Dec 2019 21:12:19 GMT /texas/2019-12-12/some-farmers-are-taking-advantage-of-a-visa-program-for-specialized-workers Terri Langford /texas/2019-11-26/some-farmers-are-going-all-in-on-hemp-but-could-it-be-the-next-emu From Texas Standard:Not every crop could compel farmers to pay $50 to spend a chilly weekday in a drab conference room in Wichita Falls. But hemp is notâ€� Tue, 26 Nov 2019 22:52:44 GMT /texas/2019-11-26/some-farmers-are-going-all-in-on-hemp-but-could-it-be-the-next-emu Michael Marks /texas/2019-05-22/with-grit-and-a-start-up-mentality-young-farmers-are-determined-to-carry-on-family-tradition From Texas Standard:AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ Krause grew up on the South Texas plains of Medina County, on land his family has been tending to since 1846. Krause alwaysâ€� Wed, 22 May 2019 18:22:19 GMT /texas/2019-05-22/with-grit-and-a-start-up-mentality-young-farmers-are-determined-to-carry-on-family-tradition Sara Schleede /texas/2019-04-29/ranchers-say-big-four-meatpackers-colluded-to-keep-the-price-of-beef-down From Texas Standard:Ranchers and cattlemen have some beef with U.S. meatpackers. They claim the meatpackers are purposefully driving down the price theâ€� Mon, 29 Apr 2019 17:53:46 GMT /texas/2019-04-29/ranchers-say-big-four-meatpackers-colluded-to-keep-the-price-of-beef-down Michael Marks /texas/2019-03-22/lawsuits-over-roundups-health-effects-could-impact-texas-agriculture From Texas Standard:In 2016, a groundskeeper from California named Edwin Hardeman filed a lawsuit against Monsanto, an agribusiness company that's sinceâ€� Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:26:12 GMT /texas/2019-03-22/lawsuits-over-roundups-health-effects-could-impact-texas-agriculture Michael Marks