Texas Ag Today - September 17, 2024

09/17/24 • 23 min

Texas Agriculture Today

*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.

*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.

Previous Episode

Texas Ag Today - September 16, 2024

*CattleCon25 is coming to San Antonio in February.

*USDA released the latest WASDE report last week.

*UT-Arlington has harvested its first climate smart soybean crop.

*The oil and gas industry could play a role in providing new water resources for Texas.

*The Department of Commerce is recommending tariffs on 2,4-D imports from China and India.

*The Tri-State fair and rodeo is underway in Amarillo.

*As fall approaches, there seems to be more questions than answers on fall crops.

*USDA published a final rule on animal disease traceability in cattle.

Next Episode

Texas Ag Today - September 18, 2024

*Corn harvest is underway in the northern Texas Panhandle.

*Texas rice farmers have a smaller crop this year.

*Hiland Dairy is expanding in East Texas.

*There has been a drop in the prices Texas High Plains cattle feeders are getting for fed cattle.

*EPA is temporarily allowing the sale of a cancelled product.

*Farmers on the South Plains of Texas are getting closer to cotton harvest.

*Bermudagrass is a tough, long-lasting forage, but sometimes it thins and dies.

*Canker is one of the most difficult hoof diseases to treat in horses.

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