Texas Ag Today - March 28, 2024
Texas Agriculture Today
by Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network
12h ago
*Lufkin cattleman Carl Ray Polk was elected as president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association at their recent annual convention.   *USDA recently authorized landowners enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program to donate their grazing or haying rights to help ranchers impacted by wildfires.   *Cotton may be a profitable crop in Texas this year. *There is a lot of good looking wheat around the Texas High Plains.   *A Texas congressman visited a Texas farm, a dairy and Texas agribusinesses this week.  *High speed internet access is an important factor in ..read more
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Texas Ag Today - March 27, 2024
Texas Agriculture Today
by Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network
12h ago
*We are seeing record cattle prices in 2024, thanks to a shrinking cattle herd and strong demand. *Helena AgriEnterprises has an update from the TSCRA convention in Ft. Worth. *The Texas Panhandle wildfires are out, but the need for relief will continue for a long time. *USDA is forecasting lower net farm income this year.   *A donation of cotton blankets to a Texas children’s hospital emphasizes the cotton industry’s dedication to communities.  *Hay season is just around the corner.   *The Texas Animal Health Commission has recently reported a positive case of equine herpes vir ..read more
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Texas Ag Today - March 26, 2024
Texas Agriculture Today
by Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network
3d ago
*Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was discovered in milk samples from two Texas dairies.   *This year's first case of HPAI in birds was detected a few weeks ago.   *The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association has a new president.   *Prescribed burning may help prevent future wildfires.  *U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack clarified comments he made recently on use of the Commodity Credit Corporation funding.   *Beef can be an important source of nutrition for infants and young children.   ..read more
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Texas Ag Today - March 25, 2024
Texas Agriculture Today
by Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network
3d ago
*Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been found in Texas dairy cows. *Cattle traceability is a hot topic in the cattle industry right now.    *Texas High Plains feedlots are staying full.  *USDA is looking to increase its budget by over $2 billion.   *Farmers are busy with field preparation on the Texas Southern Plains.   *Coastal Bend farmers are experiencing a great start to the 2024 crop year.   *USDA is accepting applications for veterinary repayment programs in Texas.   ..read more
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Texas Ag Today - March 22, 2024
Texas Agriculture Today
by Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network
6d ago
*Cotton traders are watching Texas closely.   *Texas honey production fell last year.   *Farmers in the Texas Panhandle are preparing to roll the planters. *There are many stories about ranchers who survived the wildfires.   *China’s threat to U.S. agriculture was the topic of a recent hearing in Congress.   *The deadline for agricultural water conservation grant applications is coming up soon.  *Soil acidity is caused by several things.   ..read more
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Texas Ag Today - March 21, 2024
Texas Agriculture Today
by Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network
1w ago
*There could be a long-term benefit following the tragic Panhandle wildfires.    *Burned out ranchers have some important decisions to make.   *Cattle producers may be thinking of a herd rebuild.   *The House Ag Committee heard about the threat the Chinese Communist Party poses to U.S. agriculture.  *Corn is looking very good in South Central Texas.   *Extreme South Texas is cool and dry has spring officially arrives.   *There are two equine degenerative neurologic conditions affecting horses.   ..read more
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Texas Ag Today - March 20, 2024
Texas Agriculture Today
by Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network
1w ago
*Texas Teachers and students are celebrating agriculture this week.   *The area of Texas impacted by drought has risen slightly.   *Texas corn and sorghum planting are on right on pace this year.   *Cattle feeders are getting very strong prices for their animals, but that doesn’t translate into big profits. *Letting a tax cut expire could hurt American farm families.   *Winter wheat in the Texas Rolling Plains looks very good right now.  *Turf grass is an important part of landscapes in Texas.   *Spring calving beef cows are dropping calves across Texas.   ..read more
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Texas Ag Today - March 19, 2024
Texas Agriculture Today
by Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network
1w ago
*Planters continue to roll across Texas.   *The U.S. House Ag Committee wants to know more about the potential threat China poses to U.S. agriculture.   *The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory is asking ranchers in wildfire affected areas to watch livestock for respiratory issues.  *One way to fight trichomoniasis in cattle is to prevent it.   *The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has pressed pause on its plan to retire drought sensors across Texas.   *Most of Texas is enjoying a more normal springtime season this year.   *Spring ..read more
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Texas Ag Today - March 18, 2024
Texas Agriculture Today
by Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network
1w ago
*A National Ag Day celebration is hosted at the Ft. Worth Stockyards.   *Researchers are looking for ways to improve the diagnosis of trichomoniasis.   *A new report outlines way to improve the H2A guest worker program.   *USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is giving $24.7 million in grants for local agriculture.   *Warm season pastures and hay meadows are waking up.   *There is a lot of new information coming out on gastrointestinal bacteria in dairy cattle.   ..read more
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Texas Ag Today - March 15, 2024
Texas Agriculture Today
by Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network
2w ago
*Spring planting continues to move across Texas.   *A professor at Prairieview A&M has received a grant for an organic cotton project.   *Texas rice farmers aren’t very optimistic heading into the 2024 crop year.  *The cattle disease trichomoniasis, or trich, can cause significant losses for ranchers.   *Poultry production is expanding in East Texas.   *Future nutritionists are being instructed in culinary medicine.   *There are many equine muscle diseases that impact a horse’s performance.   ..read more
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