Texas Ag Today - September 11, 2024
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*The Texas corn and sorghum harvests are now three quarters done.
*USDA is providing more funding for conservation easements.
*Farm groups continue to push for a new Farm Bill.
*The summer growing season is wrapping up on the Texas High Plains.
*Pork producers are in Washington D.C. this week pushing for a Farm Bill and a fix for Proposition 12.
*What’s the rural land market looking like as we head into fall?
*Fall weather is moving into East Texas.
*A drought can negatively affect all types of livestock.
*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