Texas Agriculture Today

*Texas ranchers should prepare for screw worms.  

*The comment period for a proposal to list the Monarch butterfly as threatened is closing soon.  

*Corn planting is ahead of schedule.
 
*Texas High Plains cotton farmers may need some additional strategies to deal with wire worms.  

*Managing 13 million acres of state land is challenging.  

*U.S. lawmakers from Texas have introduced legislation to combat screw worms.  

*Weather conditions have improved in the Coastal Bend.

*Copper toxicity can be a concern in dairy cows.  

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.