*Farm income will take a big drop this year as rising costs put a squeeze on farm profitability.
*Sheep and goat research in Texas is expanding with the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center in San Angelo looking for more personnel.
*Texas High Plains farmers needed a lot less irrigation water this spring thanks to heavy rains, but the current summer drought has had the pumps running hard.
*USDA’s Farm Service Agency is making efforts to help distressed borrowers.
*The Central Texas corn crop was excellent this year.
*The use of MRNA vaccines in meat animals and the safety for consumers has been a recent topic of discussion in the media.
*Early teal season opens Saturday.
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.