*The Farm Bill has expired.
*The Trump Administration is expected to make an announcement regarding potential aid for farmers.
*The nation’s first bale of cotton raised over $24,000 for scholarships.
*Some parts of the Texas High Plains are getting dry.
*Cotton harvest continues across Texas.
*The FDA has approved a drug to prevent and treat screwworms.
*Fall is settling into East Texas.
*The first generic BRD treatment for cattle has been approved by the FDA.
*The government shutdown is underway.
*The shutdown poses a serious risk for the cattle industry.
*The FDA has given conditional approval for Dectomax injectable to be used to prevent and treat screwworms.
*Pumpkins are an important crop at this time of year.
*Fall weather is moving into many parts of Texas.
*A Texas congresswoman is asking the U.S. Trade Representatives office to help enforce the 1944 water treaty with Mexico.
*The month of September ended very dry in the Coastal Bend.
*The Texas livestock industry is actively preparing for the arrival of New World screwworms.
*Cotton harvest is picking up speed across the Cotton Belt.
*Senate Ag Committee republicans are asking for a meeting with the White House to discuss the farm economy.
*There is talk in Washington of another financial aid package for farmers.
*Some farmers in the Texas High Plains are trying a new crop.
*An upcoming water summit will address Texas water availability for the future.
*The government shutdown will delay important agricultural legislation.
*The fall army worm can cause big damage to pastures.
*Screwworms are getting very close to Texas.
*Grain storage is a challenge this year.
*The Rio Grande Valley sugar industry may make a comeback.
*President Trump wants to stop building windmills and solar panels on U.S. farmland.
*There are a wide variety of crops grown in the Texas High Plains.
*Texas Tech is hosting a national forum on water sustainability.
*More economic and disaster assistance for farmers is coming.
*Fall is a good time to work on landscapes and gardens.
*Screwworms are getting dangerously close to Texas.
*The One Big Beautiful Bill pumped billions of dollars into farm programs.
*Farm labor reform is needed.
*The sugar industry may be coming back to South Texas.
*It has been a good year for farming in the Northwest Panhandle.
*The State Fair of Texas is underway.
*We are facing a possible government shutdown this week.
*It’s time to plant wheat.
*The New World screwworm is getting close to Texas.
*USDA does not plan to pay cattle producers to retain heifers.
*Texas bankers are concerned about farmers’ ability to repay loans this year.
*The Texas corn harvest is now three quarters done.
*It is harvest time in the Texas High Plains.
*Fall fairs and livestock shows are well underway across Texas.
*U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced new plans to help farmers.
*A group of Texas farmers and ranchers spent last week in the Netherlands.
*Firocoxib is an anti inflammatory drug used in horses.
*Sorghum growers are feeling the effects of tariffs and trade negotiations.
*An invasive pest is threatening thousands of acres of rice in Texas.
*We may have a record-breaking Texas peanut crop this year.
*This week is National Farm Safety and Health week.
*Weed pressure is a big problem for Texas High Plains farmers.
*USDA released a plan to boost ag exports.
*Cotton harvest is getting closer in the Texas Southern Plains.
*Fall cattle working time is here.
*Texas feedlots are struggling to keep pens full.
*USDA officials are in Mexico this week following the detection of New World screwworms near the Texas border.
*The condition of the Texas cotton crop is going down.
*Texas Panhandle corn and sorghum farmers have had good growing conditions this year.
*Farm safety and health is getting attention this week.
*President Trump’s nominees for three undersecretary positions at USDA have been approved.
*Central Texas is feeling the changing of the seasons.
*Horses can experience exercise-associated sudden death.
*How would a government shutdown affect the cattle industry?
*USDA has accepted 1.78 million acres into the Conservation Reserve Program.
*The latest Cattle on Feed report is out.
*This is shaping up to be a good year for cotton on the Texas High Plains.
*New World Screwworms have been detected very close to the Texas border.
*It’s fair and rodeo season in Texas.
*Fall is officially here, but the Rio Grande Valley is still waiting for that first cool weather.
*It’s weaning time for spring born calves.
*Screwworms are getting close to Texas.
*The corn leafhopper has become a problem for corn growers across Texas.
*This is looking like a good fall season for livestock producers in most of Texas.
*The U.S. is preparing for the upcoming review of the U.S. Mexico Canada agreement.
*A group of senators has called for legislation to study the fertilizer market.
*The 2025 Coastal Bend cotton harvest is finished.
*Some horses need colic surgery.
*Cattle futures have been very volatile.
*Drought is creeping back into Texas.
*McDonalds plans to invest $200 million to promote regenerative agriculture on cattle ranches.
*Texas cotton farmers are preparing for the end of the growing season.
*An agricultural barnstorming tour is coming to Texas.
*USDA’s office of Rural Development was the focus of a congressional subcommittee hearing.
*Ranchers who suffered from qualifying floods or wildfires in the last two years can now apply for relief.
*Equine stomach ulcers are common, but difficult to diagnose.
*Screwworm educational events continue across Texas.
*The chances of La Nina returning are high.
*The condition of the Texas cotton crop has declined slightly.
*The cotton crop in the Texas High Plains is much better than it has been over the past two or three years.
*Fair and rodeo season is underway.
*The Farm Bill expires at the end of this month, and the deadline to fund the government is approaching.
*As input costs continue to put a strain on farmers’ bottom lines, a concerning trend has emerged for fertilizer prices.
*Congestive heart failure can occur in goats.
*The cotton jassid is making its way to Texas.
*The FDA has approved a generic injectable solution to treat Bovine Respiratory Disease.
*The Texas crop harvest continues to move forward.
*Cash cattle prices have been running higher than futures prices.
*The Cattlemen’s Beef Board has set ambitious goals for the next five years.
*Congress and the Trump Administration are looking for ways to fund economic assistance for farmers.
*Another Make America Healthy Again report is out, and it includes input from American farmers.
*It’s time to start weaning spring born beef calves.
*The Mexican border remains closed to livestock imports.
*The State Fair of Texas is just around the corner.
*The Texas Farm Bureau’s annual meeting is coming up on December 4th-6th in Arlington.
*Profit margins are good for Texas cattle feeders.
*Texas Tech is hosting the 2nd annual agricultural water sustainability summit next month.
*The number of screwworm cases in Mexico is rising.
*This is shaping up to be one of the best fall seasons in recent memory in the Texas Rolling Plains.
*Back pain is difficult to diagnose in horses.
*U.S. farmers will produce a record corn crop this year.
*The Supreme Court will hear President Trump’s tariff case.
*Texas Farm Bureau’s “Doorways to Agriculture” exhibit is traveling to several stock shows and fairs this fall.
*Texas peanuts will be promoted in Europe.
*There can be strategic advantages to knowing your grasses and when to use them.
*There is additional disaster assistance available for ranchers impacted by floods or wildfires in 2023 and 2024.
*The annual Central Texas harvest celebration is coming up soon.
*Vaccine reactions can occur in cattle.
*The Texas Panhandle cotton crop is looking good.
*A Texan is now the press secretary for the U.S. House Agriculture Committee.
*U.S. lamb sales are seeing significant growth.
*Livestock Risk Protection coverage may help with the current volatility in the cattle markets.
*The Beef Industry Long Range Plan has several goals.
*A Texas congressman recently visited an East Texas ranch.
*Corn harvest is well underway in the Texas Southern Plains.
*There is a new non-invasive method for tracking stomach ulcers in horses.
*Strong cattle prices should hold for the rest of the year.
*Texas A&M is building a new research center in the Rio Grande Valley.
*The Texas corn crop is shaping up to be a very good one this year.
*A new winter wheat season is getting underway.
*A new beef industry long range plan has been released.
*The Make America Healthy Again report is out.
*Foliar fertilizers are becoming more popular.
*Beef bulls need rest after the breeding season.
*The Texas harvest season is moving forward.
*USDA is forecasting a decline in cash crop receipts this year.
*The National Cotton Council is holding three Farm Bill information meeting in Texas next week.
*The corn leaf hopper has returned to the Texas High Plains.
*There are some forward-thinking valuation options that Texas rural landowners can consider.
*Key provisions of the U.S. Grain Standards Act will expire if Congress doesn’t take action.
*The weather is starting to change across Texas.
*Normal water consumption is critical for horses.
*There are signs that beef cow herd rebuilding is underway.
*Texas hunters will have fewer days to hunt teal this season.
*The Texas New World Screwworm Response Team held its first meeting last week in Austin.
*Less corn being grown for grain has contributed to a decline in the number of grain elevators in the Texas High Plains.
*Texas farmers and ranchers continue to share their concerns with their lawmakers.
*There are several valuation options for rural Texas landowners to take advantage of.
*Harvest and hunting are the highlights of fall in East Texas.
*Preconditioning is important for spring born beef calves.
Opinions are split over opening the Mexican border for livestock imports.
U.S. farmers are less optimistic about the future.
The Texas Wheat Producers Board approved new research funding.
Another crop insurance deadline is approaching.
The sesame crop on the Rolling Plains of Texas is looking very good.
A Texas congressman has introduced a bill to prevent foreign adversaries from buying farmland in the U.S.
The cotton crop in the Texas Concho Valley is looking very good this year.
Animals can get hurt during storms, and that’s where tetanus can pop up.
