Texas Agriculture Today

*The cold weather is shutting down cattle marketing.  

*USDA has given preliminary approval to a vaccine to prevent avian influenza in chickens.  

*This is National FFA Week.

*There are some indications that cow herd rebuilding may be getting underway.  

*A bill designed to expand school milk options has been reintroduced in Congress. 

*Thousands of volunteers help to put on the San Antonio Stock Show.  

*The past two weeks shows the variation we can see in a Texas winter.  

*A genetic abnormality has been discovered in Angus cattle.  

What is Texas Agriculture Today?

Texas Ag Today is a daily look at the latest news in Texas agriculture, hosted by veteran farm broadcaster Carey Martin along with the largest and most experienced farm news team in the Lone Star State. We cover agriculture in every corner of Texas, from the piney woods of East Texas to the rocky ranges of the Trans-Pecos and from the Panhandle to the Rio Grande Valley.