Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller welcomed Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to waive certain restrictions on dyed diesel fuel and increase allowable truck weights, but said more relief is needed, according to a Sept. 28 news release from the Texas Department of Agriculture.
The Texas Department of Agriculture is encouraging schools and day cares to join the 2026 Farm Fresh Challenge, which begins Oct. 1, according to a Sept. 28 news release from the agency.
The Texas Department of Agriculture's Del Rio Livestock Export Facility is reopening to horse exports to Mexico, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced Sept. 22, following negotiations between the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and Mexico's National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety and Quality (SENASICA).
Ranchers and pet owners across parts of three Hill Country and South Texas counties can move animals without state permission again, after the Texas Animal Health Commission released the quarantine zone it drew around the first New World screwworm case found in Medina County.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is again urging Gov. Greg Abbott to temporarily suspend the state's 20-cent-per-gallon tax on gasoline and undyed diesel, saying the step would give Texas families and producers immediate relief from soaring fuel costs.
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has recognized Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller for more than a decade of leadership on behalf of Texas agriculture, the Texas Department of Agriculture announced in a Sept. 16 news release.
About one out of every ten acres of Texas cropland that depends on rain rather than irrigation has been given up on this year.
The Texas Animal Health Commission issued its annual reminder of the state’s chronic wasting disease requirements for exotic susceptible species, telling landowners and hunters to review the rules before the fall season, the agency said in a Sept. 15 news release.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller helped develop the state's first set of nutrition guidelines written specifically for Texans, the Texas Department of Agriculture said in a September 15 news release.The recommendations appear in the annual report of the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee, a panel created by the Texas Legislature to review current scientific research and recommend ways to improve Texans' health.
The Texas Animal Health Commission has opened a public comment period on four rule proposals that would reshape how the state handles veterinary inspection certificates, New World screwworm inspectors, sheep and goat entry requirements, and exhibition poultry moving across state lines.