Texas Ag Today - June 11, 2025

*The Texas wheat harvest continues.   

*Texas Tech is home to a state-of-the-art machine that will enhance the study of crop traits.   

*Texas cotton acreage may be higher than the current USDA estimate of 5.5 million acres.

 

*Some of the world’s top beef industry minds are in Amarillo this week.  

*A U.S. lawmaker from Texas has introduced a bill to prevent foreign ownership of American farmland.  

*We are officially in hurricane season.  

*Now is the time to prepare plants and landscapes for the Texas summer heat.  

*Head shaking is a difficult problem to treat in horses.  

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.