Texas Agriculture Today

*Cotton harvest is getting underway in the Texas Panhandle.  

*Texas Farm Bureau named five finalists for the Excellence in Agriculture contest.  

*Wheat planting is about half done in Kansas.
 
*There has been a big increase in peanut production around the world.  

*The Texas State Fair is over, after welcoming millions of people to Dallas.  

*The woman nominated to be the U.S. Chief Ag Trade Negotiator was questioned about importing beef from Argentina.

*Farm Service Agency offices are reopening on a limited basis despite the government shutdown. 

*It’s important to assign a body condition score to your 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.