Trusted resources
Official and established sources we use and recommend checking. We are not affiliated with any of them.
Texas resources
- Texas Department of Agriculture: state agriculture agency
- Texas Department of Banking: state bank regulator
- Texas Comptroller: state tax and economic data
- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Texas extension service
- Texas Farm Bureau: state farm organization
- Texas Water Development Board: water planning and funding
- TCEQ: Texas environmental regulator
- Texas Animal Health Commission: animal disease rules
- Texas Workforce Commission: employment and labor programs
Federal and national resources
- USDA: U.S. Department of Agriculture
- USDA Farm Service Agency: FSA farm programs and loans
- FSA Farm Loans: FSA direct, guaranteed, microloan and emergency loan information
- Dairy Margin Coverage: FSA Dairy Margin Coverage program
- ARC and PLC: FSA commodity safety-net programs
- Farmers.gov: USDA one-stop site for producers
- Farmers.gov Loans: USDA farm loan overview and loan assistance tools
- USDA Risk Management Agency: crop insurance
- USDA NRCS: conservation programs and technical help
- USDA Economic Research Service: farm economy data and analysis
- USDA NASS: agricultural statistics and surveys
- Census of Agriculture: USDA census of farms
- USDA AMS: marketing and market news
- USDA Dairy Market News: weekly dairy price reports
- USDA Foreign Agricultural Service: export markets and trade data
- USDA Rural Development: rural business and community programs
- USDA APHIS: animal and plant health
- USDA FSIS: meat, poultry and egg product safety
- National Agricultural Library: agricultural research library
- Farm Credit Administration: regulator of the Farm Credit System
- Farm Credit: cooperative agricultural lending network
- Federal Reserve: U.S. central bank
- Kansas City Fed Agriculture: farm credit and land value surveys
- Dallas Fed: regional economy including Texas and Oklahoma
- FRED: Federal Reserve economic data
- CFPB: consumer finance protection
- FDIC: deposit insurance and bank information
- SBA: small business loans and counseling
- IRS: federal tax guidance
- U.S. Treasury: federal fiscal policy
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: labor and price data
- U.S. Department of Labor: labor rules and programs
- OSHA: workplace safety
- USTR: U.S. Trade Representative
- U.S. International Trade Commission: tariff and trade data
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection: import and export rules
- International Trade Administration: export help for U.S. businesses
- Congress.gov: bills and legislative status
- House Agriculture Committee: farm bill and ag policy in the House
- Senate Agriculture Committee: farm bill and ag policy in the Senate
- Congressional Budget Office: cost estimates for federal programs
- GAO: government watchdog reports
- Ag Economy Barometer: Purdue/CME farmer sentiment survey
- farmdoc daily: University of Illinois farm economics
- American Farm Bureau Federation: national farm organization
- National Farmers Union: national farm organization
- Farm Aid: help for family farmers
- National Milk Producers Federation: dairy cooperatives and policy
- IDFA: International Dairy Foods Association
- U.S. Dairy Export Council: dairy exports
- Dairy MAX: dairy promotion in the Southwest
- Hoard's Dairyman: dairy trade publication
- CDC: public health
- FDA: food and drug safety
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988
- SAMHSA: behavioral health resources
- Rural Health Information Hub: rural health resources
- Ready.gov: FEMA disaster preparedness
- National Weather Service: forecasts and warnings
- NOAA: climate and weather science
- Drought.gov: national drought information
- U.S. Drought Monitor: weekly drought maps
- SARE: sustainable agriculture research and education
- eXtension: national extension resources
- Texas State Library and Archives: Texas records and history