Texas Agriculture Today

*The fall run of calves and yearlings is slowing down.  

*Lower crop prices have let U.S. farmers to take out loans at a rate and scale not seen in years.  

*The Senate agriculture committee will have a new chairman when the new Congress is seated in January.

*A big ranch rodeo is taking place in Amarillo.  

*The Secretary of Agriculture is urging Congress to pass a Farm Bill.  

*The U.S. Meat Export Federation is meeting in Tucson, Arizona.  

*October was a tough month for Central Texas agriculture.

*Calves born in the winter are more stressed than calves born at other times of the year.   

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.