Texas Ag Today - May 8, 2025

*Retaining heifers to rebuild a cow herd is a hard thing to do.  

*National Sorghum Producers is accepting applications for the 2025 National Sorghum Yield contest.  

*Fifty-six cotton growers qualified for the BASF FiberMax One Ton Club.

*A new technology is coming out that could reduce prussic acid poisoning in sorghum. 

*The rewrite of the Waters of the U.S. rule is moving forward.  

*Exceptional and extreme drought continues in Far West and South Texas.  

*Central Texas has had some drought busting rains this spring.  

*Working with livestock can be extremely dangerous.  

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.