*The condition of the Texas corn crop is dropping.  

*Farmer sentiment fell in June.  

*Texas is experiencing a surge in data center development.  

*Moth trapping is a way to help farmers know when certain pests are on the rise in their fields.  

*Texas pecan growers are preparing for their annual conference.  

*USDA is testing a new system for acreage reporting.  

*Recent changes to the Clean Fuels Production Tax Credit could benefit farmers and ranchers in the future. 

*Preparing lambs for ethnic holiday market requires some planning.  

*Winter wheat production is disappearing.  

*There is a new mental health service for Texas farmers and ranchers.  

*A worldwide sorghum conference is coming to Lubbock.  

*Dairy farms are concentrating into five states, with Texas now the 4th largest dairy producing state in the U.S.

*An early warning system for crop pests is a valuable tool. 

*The second quarter of this year was strong for rural Texas land sales.  

*New ag labor legislation could help the dairy industry.  

*As July gets underway, temperatures are high and rainfall is low across much of Texas.  

*Antibiotic resistance is becoming a problem when treating pneumonia in foals.  

*Screwworm quarantines are growing, but that doesn’t mean you can’t move livestock.  

*A lack of irrigation water is affecting crop acreage in the Rio Grande Valley.  

*There’s a north-south split when it comes to rainfall and drought in the Texas High Plains.  

*Rural Texas land sales were strong this spring.  

*USDA launched a new program to increase fertilizer production. 

*Plants need more water during hot, windy summers.  

*Pneumonia is a common problem with foals.  

*The Agriculture Department is supporting small and mid-sized beef processors.  

*Texas farmers planted fewer acres of rice and peanuts this year.  

*Yara International is buying an ammonia facility in Texas.

*One of the nation’s top agronomists has some interesting fertilizer advice for sorghum growers.

*The heat of summer is here, and it can take a toll on livestock.  

*Agricultural groups are expressing support for new ag labor legislation.  

*U.S. cotton growers are feeling the strain of a down agricultural economy. 

*Some horses have an unusual gait called a sidewinder gait.  

*Texas corn and sorghum acreage is down, while cotton acreage is higher.   

*A heat dome is bringing high temperatures to Texas.  

*Governor Greg Abbott has approved an agreement with USDA to hire additional screwworm inspectors.

*Late arriving rains helped sorghum fields in the Texas High Plains.  

*The annual Texas FFA Convention is next week.

*President Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the US Mexico Canada trade agreement and lifting some duties on fertilizer imports.  

*Farmers on the Texas Southern Plains farmers are running irrigation as they wait for the next rain event.  

*There’s a new drug being tested for breeding synchronization in cattle.  

*The Texas corn crop doesn’t look great, but it is looking good.  

*Crop growers associations are opposing a new petition calling for additional duties on imported glyphosate.  

*The Livestock Marketing Association of Texas has a new CEO.

*Recent rains are helping crops in the central part of the Texas Panhandle.  

*June was a wet month for much of Texas.  

*New ag labor legislation is introduced in Congress.  

*There’s a lot going on in agriculture across the Texas Rolling Plains. 

*Medical devices used in horses are not drugs.  

*What’s the number one question livestock producers have about screwworms?   

*A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas shows stable but depressed conditions for farmers and ranchers.  

*Nominations are open for the Texas Ag Influencer of the Year contest.

*There’s a lot of repair work to be done on wildfire damaged ranches in Randall County.  

*The cost of the 4th of July cookout reflects an inflation increase.   

*There are now two facilities producing sterile screwworm flies.  

*Coastal Bend farmers are preparing for a new challenge.

*This is the time of year many horses have allergies.  

*Heavier fed cattle weights bring challenges at marketing time.  

*Recent rains have helped lower drought conditions across Texas.  

*The number of sterile flies available to combat New World screwworms will soon go up.

*Wildfire damaged pastures in Randall County are still recovering. 

*The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is investing in youth and agriculture.  

*President Trump signed an executive order on regenerative agriculture.  

*The first weeks of summer have been very active in East Texas.  

*A cow calf checklist for beef cattle should be used at this mid-point of the year.  

*Another case of screwworms is confirmed in Texas.  

*Texas A&M AgriLife is producing screwworm kits to help identify screwworms.  

*Heavy rains are taking a toll on watermelons in South Texas.  

*Drought conditions are improving in the Texas Panhandle.

*The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is planning to build new facilities.  

*The White House is asking for money to help U.S. farmers.

*June was a wet month in Central Texas.  

*Elastic therapeutic tape is being used on horses.  

*Sorghum planting is wrapping up while sorghum harvest is beginning.   

*Three more Texas screwworm cases have been confirmed by USDA.  

*The U.S. dairy herd has grown to its largest size in 30 years.

*Wheat growers in the Texas High Plains are urged to try something new in the upcoming season.  

*The annual Texas Pecan Growers conference is coming up. 

*Two provisions in the House Farm Bill did not make it into the Senate’s version.  

*Screwworm cases are increasing in South Texas, while rainfall has been a blessing.  

*The H5N1 virus in dairy cattle is believed to be spread by milk and milking equipment.