Texas Ag Today - September 5, 2024
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*The number of beef-on-dairy calves is increasing in feedlots.   *USDA announced $300,000 in funding is now available to support the U.S. sheep industry.   *Farming without irrigation is becoming more likely on the Texas High Plains.   *An extension of the 2018 Farm Bill seems to be the most likely move Congress will make this year.  *The Texas fair and rodeo season is getting underway.   *It’s time to plant deer plots in East Texas.   *Dairy show cows are now required to test negative for avian influenza prior to moving them.  
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