Texas Ag Today - August 22, 2025

*Screwworms can be devastating for local livestock markets.  

*The challenge to a new Texas law that prohibits the ownership of land by hostile countries has hit a setback.   

*A bill that would allow the sale of ivermectin over the counter will be included in the current special session of the legislature.  

 

*It was a unique wheat season for the Texas Southern Plains.  

*An East Texan is serving on the Cattlemen’s Beef Board.  

*We now know more about which agricultural products are addressed in the new European Union trade framework. 

*Cotton farmers are winding down harvest in South Texas.  

*Foot rot could be a big issue in cattle this 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.