{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Texas Agriculture Today","title":"Texas Ag Today - August 17, 2026","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1f84a40d\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1420,"description":"*There’s a new approval to help fight pasture mealybugs.  \n*Tyson Foods is closing two beef facilities and selling another.  \n*The drought in the Texas Panhandle is reaching extreme levels.\n*The Southern Plains of Texas is drying out.\n*The U.S. does not intend to reinstate the US Mexico Canada Trade agreement in its current form.  \n*Policy development meetings for Texas Farm Bureau are underway across the state.  \n*Rehab exercises are important in helping horses recover from injuries.  ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Wz_qAF16yLJsVbH6EnI9JeiYa0G08_HR6P8LWjTo3gg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83YmI1/ZTMwN2ZjZjk5YjA5/MTg2NDNjNGI1MTMx/ZjcwMC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}