Agriculture

Tamaulipas is pushing ethanol growth. Developers near the Valley say fuel rules are still blocking the market

May 20, 2026 • 5 min read

Tamaulipas produces more than half of Mexico’s sorghum, but ethanol developers say fuel rules, logistics, and financing hurdles continue slowing... Read more »

Rio Grande Valley leaders urge vigilance as the screwworm threat moves closer to Texas

May 19, 2026 • 5 min read

County judges, ranchers, and state officials warned residents to stay alert as Mexico reports more than 1,800 active screwworm cases,... Read more »

Tamaulipas ramps up screwworm containment efforts as outbreak edges closer to Texas border

May 18, 2026 • 5 min read

As of last week, Tamaulipas officials confirmed 435 cumulative cases as the USDA expands sterile fly operations and South Texas... Read more »

Your tomatoes are getting expensive — and fewer are crossing through Pharr

May 10, 2026 • 4 min read

Roma tomato crossings through Pharr are down nearly 45% as weather, tariffs, and transportation costs squeeze one of the region’s... Read more »

In rural Tamaulipas, one entrepreneur is testing whether wine can take root 

April 5, 2026 • 6 min read

After five years of vineyard trials, the project is preparing for a larger harvest and building on what its owner... Read more »

Harlingen nonprofit fights to revive small farm project after USDA pulls $7.5M grant

April 2, 2026 • 3 min read

The funding was designed to secure farmland and train a new generation of growers as Texas continues losing farms and... Read more »

Tamaulipas ranchers brace for screwworm risk amid drought and export shutdown

March 9, 2026 • 5 min read

Officials are racing to contain the parasite before it reaches northern border cattle corridors as drought tightens across the region.... Read more »

$610M screwworm facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg moves forward with federal contract

March 9, 2026 • 3 min read

The laboratory complex will produce sterile flies used to stop outbreaks of a parasite that can devastate livestock and wildlife.... Read more »

Reynosa slowly returns to normal after cartel blockades disrupt highways

February 24, 2026 • 7 min read

Mexican authorities reported 36 criminal incidents, including nine cargo blockades, across northern Tamaulipas.... Read more »

Reynosa ranchers brace for potential screwworm spread as cattle export concerns grow

February 16, 2026 • 4 min read

Ranchers are taking preventive steps as cases surface in southern Tamaulipas, raising concerns about tighter federal inspections along the U.S.–Mexico... Read more »

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