Texas Ag Today - November 4, 2024
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*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 doesn’t take action on the Farm Bill by the end of the year, we could return to permanent law.
*Cotton harvest continues on the South Plains of Texas.
*Extreme South Texas is still looking for that first significant cold front.
*There is a shortage of livestock veterinarians.
*Cattle carcass weights continue to grow.
*Texas commercial lamb and sheep slaughter increased last month.
*Cattle thieves are busy this fall.
*Water conservation is a major issue for agriculture in the Texas High Plains.
*If Congress is unable to complete a Farm Bill in the lame duck...
Published 11/01/24
*Beef-on-dairy calves are having a positive effect on the beef industry.
*Time is running out for sorghum growers to enter the National Sorghum Yield contest.
*Texas feedlot inventories have declined slightly.
*Getting into the cattle business is a tough task.
*There is very little time...
Published 10/31/24