*Volatile cattle prices are tough on order buyers.   

*Drought conditions continue to improve in Texas.  

*Governor Abbott has signed a bill that will make it illegal for citizens of hostile countries to own land in Texas.

*There are multiple reasons why some Texas High Plains farmers and ranchers are selling their land.  

*Texas cattle feeders are having to make some big adjustments with the Mexican border closed.  

*Time is running out to weigh in on a proposed dicamba label.  

*Oak wilt is a terrible disease.  

*Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza can infect dairy calves through the milk.  

*The current cattle market cycle will look very different than the last one.   

*There’s good news for Texas dove hunters.  

*The Concho Valley is having a good crop year.  

*It’s been a great year to grow grass in the Texas Panhandle.

*Peanut harvest is underway in South Texas.  

*U.S. lawmakers may act on the Farm Bill when they return to Washington after the August recess.

*Midwest corn farmers are growing an all-time record crop.  

*Cortical steroids are commonly injected into horses’ joints.  

*The Texas cotton crop is looking better this year, but it’s still the lowest rated crop in the nation.

*Texas dairies have more cows and are producing more milk.  

*Texas feedlot inventories have taken a big drop.

*Texas High Plains corn farmers are walking a tightrope.  

*Texas farmers and ranchers have been talking to their lawmakers.  

*The EPA has an update on upcoming deregulatory actions.  

*It is hot and dry in East Texas.  

*Detecting sickness in sheep and goats can be a difficult task.  

*Feedlot inventories are lower for the ninth month in a row.  

*Most U.S. farms are still family farms.    

*Registration is open for the upcoming Texas Cattle Feeders Association’s annual meeting.

*Texas farmers and ranchers are meeting with their congressional representatives during the August recess.  

*USDA is implementing recent improvements to crop insurance. 

*The unpredictable weather continues in Central Texas.  

*Sheep and goats seem to be less likely to survive an illness than cattle.  

*Cattle producers should consider bringing unweaned calves to the sale barn early this year.

*There’s new leadership at two USDA agencies in Texas.  

*The North Texas Panhandle is getting short on grain storage.

*The Coastal Bend sorghum harvest has brought mixed results.  

*Feedlots in the Texas High Plains are seeing a dramatic decline in inventory.  

*U.S. lawmakers are visiting with farmers and ranchers in Texas.  

*Farmers in the Texas Southern Plains are running irrigation in the August heat.  

*It’s time to prepare for transporting animals to fall livestock shows.

*Screwworms can be devastating for local livestock markets.  

*The challenge to a new Texas law that prohibits the ownership of land by hostile countries has hit a setback.   

*A bill that would allow the sale of ivermectin over the counter will be included in the current special session of the legislature.  

*It was a unique wheat season for the Texas Southern Plains.  

*An East Texan is serving on the Cattlemen’s Beef Board.  

*We now know more about which agricultural products are addressed in the new European Union trade framework. 

*Cotton farmers are winding down harvest in South Texas.  

*Foot rot could be a big issue in cattle this year.  

*Texas cattle feeders are encouraged by USDA’s screwworm efforts.  

*New Texas hunting and fishing licenses are now available.  

*The Coastal Bend Whitetail Deer Symposium is next Friday in Robstown.

*The Randall County Ag Day and crops tour is coming up next week.  

*The Texas House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock held a hearing on New World screwworms.  

*The U.S. Trade Representative has launched an investigation into Brazilian ethanol.  

*Coastal Bend farmers are nearly finished with the 2025 harvest.  

*There are a lot of horses trailering around Texas at this time of year.  

*How long with the southern border be closed to imports of livestock?  

*USDA will no longer support wind or solar projects on U.S. farmland.  

*Cattle feeders are in the driver’s seat. 

*Coastal Bend cotton yields are average to better.  

*The Trump administration is taking additional actions to protect the U.S. from New World Screwworms.  

*Calf and yearling prices are at record highs.

*The August heat is tough on both livestock and ranchers.  

*Preparation for the New World screwworm continues.  

*The EPA is giving the public more time to weigh in on its proposal to register three dicamba products.   

*Texas corn harvest is moving north.

*Texas panhandle corn is entering the final stretch.  

*The chairman of the Senate Ag Committee is pushing to get the Farm Bill done this fall.  

*The EPA issued new guidance regarding Diesel Exhaust Fluid systems in trucks and farm equipment.  

*Applying fertilizer to lawns and gardens during the hot month of August can be tricky.  

*Pinkeye is a common problem in cattle.  

*There’s more money to fight screwworms.  

*USDA reduced the U.S. cotton production estimate by 1.4 million bales.

*There’s still hope for a good cotton crop in the Texas High Plains.  

*The Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course was held recently in College Station.  

*Fertilizer can help plants look and perform better during the summer.  

*Antibiotic resistance can be an issue in both humans and horses.