*Texas cotton planting is running behind this year.
*Some cotton acreage will be planted in grain and forage crops due to insurance deadlines.
*Texas Senator John Cornyn has introduced the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act.
*The weather outlook is promising as Texas High Plains feedyards continue to work their way through the effects of recent heavy rains.
*Wheat export programs in the Farm Bill are very important to the wheat industry.
*Wheat harvest and spring planting are moving forward in the Texas Rolling Plains.
*Most cattle producers castrate their bull calves, but some do not.
*Oklahoma has just confirmed their very first case of CWD in a wild deer.
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.