Texas Agriculture Today

*Cattle prices have been in a free fall.  
*Cotton gins across Texas are receiving grant funds from the AgLink Continuity Grant Program.  
*House Republicans are pushing for a $12 billion farm aid package.
 
*Can planting newer corn hybrids allow farmers to use less nitrogen?  
*The summer heat can bring a lot of challenges for hog producers.  
*The EPA is considering a proposal that would eliminate DEF deratements. 
*Landscapes in Texas have changed a lot over the past few years.  
*Breakover of the hoof is an important concept for horse owners to understand.

*It’s an agricultural disaster in Central and South Texas.  
*The nation’s premiere beef cattle educational event is just a couple of weeks away.  
*Time is running short in Washington D.C. 
 
*Livestock producers in the Texas Panhandle are keeping watch for screwworms.  
*USDA is making half a billion dollars available to support beef processing.  
*If you’re putting up hay this summer, remember that what happens after cutting can have a big effect on forage quality.  
*Texas A&M has a veterinary emergency response team built for disasters.

*Flooding is devastating Central and South Texas.  
*The Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting is this week in Denver.   
*More than half of U.S. farmers do not see any meaningful benefit in Artificial Intelligence.  
*There’s a new field guide to help beef cattle producers navigate a screwworm infestation.  
 
*Livestock producers in the Texas High Plains are preparing for screwworms.  
*A bill that would stop twice yearly time change is moving forward.  
*Farmers and ranchers in the Rolling Plains of Texas are still waiting on the cool wet summer that was forecasted.  
*Tetanus is not uncommon in large animals this time of year.

*Texas has the worst cotton crop in the nation.  
*There are two competing bills in Congress that would stop the twice-yearly time change.  
*Global wheat production is dropping.
 
*The Texas High Plains cotton crop is facing some challenges.  
*Tax policy discussions are underway at the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting.  
*USDA and the Small Business Administration are working together to provide a government-wide shield against lawfare.  
*The Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers annual meeting gets underway today in Fredericksburg.  
*The summer heat can cause heat stress in your horse.

*The Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers annual meeting is this week.   
*USDA is accepting comments on a proposal to update its prime beef grading standard.   
*Some important crop insurance deadlines for forage producers are coming up this week.
 
*The Texas Panhandle had a dismal winter wheat crop this year.  
*The Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting is underway in Denver. 
*Congress is discussing Daylight Savings Time and the Farm Bill.
*Heat stress can have a negative effect on your cattle.