Texas Agriculture Today

Texas Ag Today - October 2, 2026

*We could see more wheat acres in Texas this year.   *Texas hunters have a good opportunity to bag wild turkey and whitetailed deer this year.    *Summer crop harvest c

Texas Ag Today - October 1, 2026

*How will Mexican feeder cattle imports affect the cattle market?   *Peanut harvest is getting underway in West Texas and the Rolling Plains.    *Texas Tech University

Texas Ag Today - September 30, 2026

*USDA is stepping up the fight against the pasture mealybug.   *There’s a new potato designed specifically for Texas.   *A new screwworm case was discovered in a goat i

Texas Ag Today - September 29, 2026

*Off road diesel can be used on the road in Texas.   *Texas dairies produced more than a billion and a half pounds of milk last month.   *ICE is having a chilling effec

Texas Ag Today - September 28, 2026

*A major drought and triple digit temperatures wreaked havoc on the panhandle corn and milo crops this year.   *Texas researchers are working to breed parasite resistant

Texas Ag Today - September 25, 2026

*The American Lamb Board is focusing on education.   *The drought continues to spread across Texas.   *The Buying American Cotton Act now has 100 congressional co-spons

Texas Ag Today - September 24, 2026

*The Texas sorghum harvest is in the final stages.   *Cattle prices are still strong.   *The American Sheep Industry Association is supporting the Section 201 lamb impo

Texas Ag Today - September 23, 2026

*Cross border livestock trade is picking up.   *The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas released its quarterly agriculture report.   *The fundamental factors of the cattle m

Texas Ag Today - September 22, 2026

*There was a surprise in Friday’s Cattle on Feed Report.   *The Texas NRCS is accepting applications for 2027 conservation programs.   *John Collier of Stephenville rec

Texas Ag Today - September 21, 2026

*Another Mexican border port will open this week for livestock imports.    *The Texas Animal Health Commission is releasing movement restrictions in another screwworm co

Texas Ag Today - September 18, 2026

*Wheat planting is running behind schedule.   *The Texas Animal Health Commission has released another screwworm infested zone.   *Tariff free beef imports may not make

Texas Ag Today - September 17, 2026

*Another border crossing will be open soon.   *Drought continues to spread across Texas.   *The drought is also affecting Oklahoma farmers and ranchers.    *The Texas

Texas Ag Today - September 16, 2026

*It’s hot and dry, and the grass isn’t growing.   *The Texas cotton harvest is running ahead of schedule.   *Consumer demand for beef remains high.       *The cost of

Texas Ag Today - September 15, 2026

*Texas livestock auction markets are having a good year.   *Diesel prices have hit another record high.   *A company working to stop the screwworm has chosen San Antoni

Texas Ag Today - September 14, 2026

*This may be a good time to protect cotton prices.   *Texas citrus production topped $100 million this season.   *Terri Stuart Forest will receive the National Golden S

Texas Ag Today - September 11, 2026

*It’s been a great summer in some parts of Texas.   *For the second year in a row, Texas duck hunters will have a shortened teal season.   *The beef industry has never

Texas Ag Today - September 10, 2026

*One billion sterile flies have been released.   *Diesel prices are at an all-time high.   *Texas corn harvest is 69 percent complete.       *New seed products are on

Texas Ag Today - September 9, 2026

*More screwworm infested zones are released.    *Texas pecan growers are expecting an above average crop this year.   *The cattle markets have taken a big drop recently

Texas Ag Today - September 8, 2026

The president has taken action that could lead to mandatory country of origin labeling on beef.  As a new season begins, what's ahead for winter wheat in the Texas High P

Texas Ag Today - September 7, 2026

On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders the White House says will protect U.S. ranching. The recent run-up in commodity prices can make i