Texas Agriculture Today

Although fire crews are making progress, wildfires continue to take their toll on farmers, ranchers and communities in the Texas Panhandle.

Texas isn’t the only state seeing declining dairy production.

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas was one of the lawmakers who traveled to the Panhandle this week to see the devastation first-hand.

Experts say as farmers, ranchers and landowners begin to sift through the aftermath of the record-breaking wildfires, they should be extra cautious.

There is a new medical device for treating arthritis in horses.

*How will the upcoming elections affect Texas cattle feeders?

*The EQIP signup deadline is coming up soon.

*Texas wheat planting has passed the half-way mark.

*The hot, dry August caused a big setback for crops on the Texas High Plains.

*Rumors of a last-minute Farm Bill have resurfaced.

*It’s fall fair season all across Texas.

*Leaders in agricultural organizations are teaming up to educate elementary students in the Coastal Bend.

*Fever ticks in cattle have been a problem in South Texas for over a hundred years.

*A large corn crop helps cattle producers make money.

*Registration is underway for Texas A&M’s first ever Beef Sustainability Summit.

*Texas Congressman Michael McCaul received the “Friend of Farm Bureau” award from the American Farm Bureau Federation.

*The sugarcane aphid has been a problem for some Texas sorghum farmers in recent years.

*EPA is restoring pesticide application exclusion zone requirements.

*Texas cotton makes its way into international markets around the globe.

*Parts of East Texas are abnormally dry.

*The Texas Cattle Feeders Association held its annual meeting in San Antonio over the weekend.

*The sorghum in the Texas High Plains is headed towards the finish line.

*USDA recently announced a plan to help improve seed research and development.

*Cotton warehouses face both challenges and opportunities in West Texas.

*Nutrition is key to top performance in sheep production.

*There is still no progress on solving the Rio Grande Valley water crisis.

*We should have a better Texas cotton crop this year.

*The CME Group is lowering the daily limits on cattle futures contracts.

*Providing more water for Texas is going to require a lot of money.

*A bill dealing with the reporting of U.S. agricultural land sales to foreign adversaries has passed the House.

*Agricultural leaders are pushing for a lame-duck Farm Bill.

*Fall is the best time to plant trees in Texas.

*Needle size is important when working cattle.