Texas Ag Today - September 2, 2024
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*Grain prices have softened over the past several weeks.
*Texas citrus growers are expected to grow more grapefruit and oranges this year.
*The Livestock Mandatory Reporting Live Cattle Data Dashboard is now available.
*What can Texas High Plains farmers and ranchers expect from the La Nina that’s coming our way?
*An expected record agricultural trade deficit has renewed the debate over free trade agreements.
*August weather is behind us, and we are headed toward fall.
*It’s time to start planning for fall gardens.
*A recent study looked at the benefits of having radiographs of the neck performed before purchasing a horse.
*A proposed USDA rule may eliminate competition in cattle marketing.
*West Texas A&M University is looking for better ways to grow strawberries.
*USDA will test milk in states where dairy cattle tested positive for the H5N1 virus.
*It was hard to grow grass in the Texas High Plains this...
Published 11/05/24
*The final leg of the Texas sorghum harvest will be both good and bad.
*Avian influenza has now passed to a pig.
*The dispute over Mexico’s ban on biotech corn is expected to be settled by the end of the year.
*Texas High Plains farmers may go with more sorghum next year.
*If Congress...
Published 11/04/24