May 4, 2010 RSS feed / Agribusiness

Dispatch, editor honored

Lampasas Dispatch Record Editor and Publisher Jim Lowe was one of two 2010 Excellence in Journalism Award winners at the Texas Farm Bureau Leadership Conference earlier this year. More...

Threshing at the Bend

The above photograph was taken in the 1930s at the Bend, as a farm machine threshes grain. One of the children in the photo was Doris Poe. She recalls how a threshing crew went from neighbor to neighbor harvesting grain. Mrs. More...

Royalty crowned

Lampasas County Farm Bureau leaders have worked with the community’s youth in various aspects since the organization was formed. More...

Students learn importance of agriculture

Ag Day was held this year at Hanna Springs Elementary School. Students from other campuses were bused to the school to allow all kindergarten, first- and secondgraders to participate. More...

Bank offers amenities

Farm Bureau Bank began in July 1999, and is located in Sparks, Nev., with bank services headquartered in San Antonio. All deposit accounts are FDIC insured. More...

Training for pesticide applicators offered in Lampasas

Ranchers and landowners having problems with coyotes should plan to consider using M-44 sodium cyanide guns on their property, said Lampasas County Extension Agent Jason Byrd. More...

Salute to Farm Bureau

Texas Farm Bureau: The voice of Texas agriculture

The mission statement of Texas Farm Bureau is to be the “Voice of Texas agriculture.” The vision of Texas Farm Bureau is “to benefit all Texans through promotion of a prosperous agriculture for a viable, long-term domestic source o More...

Organization has long history in community

County agent instrumental in its beginnings

County Agent D.J. Moore saw a need in 1945 for the farming and ranching industry to get more organized, and he was instrumental in that effort. More...

Farm Bureau:

Membership has its privileges

The Lampasas County Farm Bureau will conduct its annual membership drive May 12-25. During this period, special efforts will be made by the local organization to enroll new members. Lampasas County Farm Bureau ended 2009 with 1,567 farm families. More...

LHS student earns top state spot

Lampasas High School junior Kirby Kennedy took home a firstplace award and a $4,000 scholarship as winner of the Free Enterprise Speech Contest at the 76th annual Texas Farm Bureau State Convention. More...

Web site informs members

Visit us www.txfb.org

The Texas Farm Bureau maintains a Web site to keep people abreast of proposed legislative action, and it offers a means of communication with legislators. More...

Checkout Day is observed

Lampasas County Farm Bureau, along with other Farm Bureaus across the nation, observed Food Checkout Day recently with a Hearty Farm-Fresh Breakfast served to a number of participants. Local FB directors did the cooking. More...

Group works to protect water supply

Protecting the state’s water supply and quality is important to Farm Bureau members. More...

Citizenship seminar draws area students

The 47th annual Texas Farm Bureau Youth Leadership Conference is designed to make youths take a look at their ideas, attitudes and abilities. The conference places emphasis on patriotism, responsibility and leadership. More...

Good showing

Lampasas County 4-H’er Breighton Loeffler had a fourth-place showing with his spotted Poland China hog at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. More...