Texas Agriculture Today

*Cattle prices have been in a free fall.  

*Cotton gins across Texas are receiving grant funds from the AgLink Continuity Grant Program.  

*House Republicans are pushing for a $12 billion farm aid package.

*Can planting newer corn hybrids allow farmers to use less nitrogen?  

*The summer heat can bring a lot of challenges for hog producers.  

*The EPA is considering a proposal that would eliminate DEF deratements. 

*Landscapes in Texas have changed a lot over the past few years.  

*Breakover of the hoof is an important concept for horse owners to understand.  

*It’s an agricultural disaster in Central and South Texas.  

*The nation’s premiere beef cattle educational event is just a couple of weeks away.  

*Time is running short in Washington D.C. 

*Livestock producers in the Texas Panhandle are keeping watch for screwworms.  

*USDA is making half a billion dollars available to support beef processing.  

*If you’re putting up hay this summer, remember that what happens after cutting can have a big effect on forage quality.  

*Texas A&M has a veterinary emergency response team built for disasters. 

*Flooding is devastating Central and South Texas.  

*The Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting is this week in Denver.   

*More than half of U.S. farmers do not see any meaningful benefit in Artificial Intelligence.  

*There’s a new field guide to help beef cattle producers navigate a screwworm infestation.  

*Livestock producers in the Texas High Plains are preparing for screwworms.  

*A bill that would stop twice yearly time change is moving forward.  

*Farmers and ranchers in the Rolling Plains of Texas are still waiting on the cool wet summer that was forecasted.  

*Tetanus is not uncommon in large animals this time of year.  

*Texas has the worst cotton crop in the nation.  

*There are two competing bills in Congress that would stop the twice-yearly time change.  

*Global wheat production is dropping.

*The Texas High Plains cotton crop is facing some challenges.  

*Tax policy discussions are underway at the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting.  

*USDA and the Small Business Administration are working together to provide a government-wide shield against lawfare.  

*The Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers annual meeting gets underway today in Fredericksburg.  

*The summer heat can cause heat stress in your horse. 

*The Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers annual meeting is this week.   

*USDA is accepting comments on a proposal to update its prime beef grading standard.   

*Some important crop insurance deadlines for forage producers are coming up this week.

*The Texas Panhandle had a dismal winter wheat crop this year.  

*The Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting is underway in Denver. 

*Congress is discussing Daylight Savings Time and the Farm Bill.

*Heat stress can have a negative effect on your cattle.  

*Winter wheat acreage is at a historic low.  

*Amarillo native John Rich of the country music duo Big and Rich is President Trump’s Special Envoy for American Landowners.  

*The National Cotton Council’s Producer Information Exchange tour gets underway this week.

*Texas A&M AgriLife has released some important information for Texas wheat growers.  

*We’re still looking for a full strength El Nino to kick in across Texas.  

*Several members of Congress are asking questions about staffing cuts at the Farm Service Agency. 

*It has been hot and dry across the Central Texas Blacklands.  

*Equine herpes virus was found in Texas last month.  

*Agriculture in the Rolling Plains of Texas is enduring the summer heat.   

*The U.S. will maintain anti-dumping duties on Mexican tomatoes.  

*Texas agriculture lost a long-time voice.

*The northern Texas Panhandle has had a tough start for the summer growing season.  

*Bollguard cotton is celebrating its 30 year anniversary. 

*The FDA has not approved any medicated feed products for treatment and prevention of screwworms in deer and cattle.  

*The tropical season is off to a slow start.  

*Screwworms can infest all warm blooded animals.

*Over 2 million acres have been accepted into the 2026 Conservation Reserve Program.  

*Texas enrolled 106,000 acres in the CRP.   

*The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering an enhanced guaranteed loan program for business in the food production chain.

*There have been some good rains around the Texas High Plains in the last few weeks.  

*The deadline for the Farm Dog of the Year contest is coming up.  

*Investigations into the fertilizer industry continue.  

*Harvest season is underway in the Texas Coastal Bend.  

*Aural plaque may be found in your horses ears.  

*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.