Texas Ag Today - March 7, 2024

03/07/24 • 23 min

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.

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.

*A small Texas cow herd is now smaller following the largest wildfires in Texas history.

*The Joplin Regional Stockyards is raising money for Texas wildfire relief.

*The Texas Panhandle will always be vulnerable to wildfires.

*As the wildfire recovery effort begins, it’s important to keep good records and document everything.

*The EPA has launched a new office focusing on agriculture and rural residents.

*The weather is the hot topic during winter in East Texas.

*There are multiple nutrition related diseases that can affect sheep.

Texans are working together to help those impacted by the wildfires that burned over a million acres in the Texas Panhandle.

The dairy and beef industries are benefitting from beef on dairy calf production.

Youth from across Texas and beyond are in Houston competing for scholarships at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

The SEC has removed a provision that could hurt farmers and ranchers.

Researchers have evaluated dietary starch in dairy diets and the link to inflammation in cattle.

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