{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Texas Agriculture Today","title":"Texas Ag Today - April 8, 2026","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/525a840b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1409,"description":"*It’s important to keep young people involved in agriculture.  *A West Texas A&M professor has received a half million-dollar grant to study liver abscesses in beef cattle.  *Texas A&M is investing $133 million in a new meat sciences and technology center. *We’re seeing a shift from La Nina to El Nino.  *The American Farm Bureau Federation is asking Congress to address farm labor issues.  *Virtual fencing can benefit the budget of ranches that use it.  *The Department of Agriculture released its latest estimates for the Food Dollar Series. *A topical wound spray has been approved to treat and prevent screwworms.  ","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}