*There are some empty pens in Texas feedlots.
*USDA is working with Mexico to improve and enhance New World screwworm trapping and surveillance.
*National Sorghum Producers took a strong message to Washington D.C.
*Bringing livestock back into farming operations may be a way to conserve declining ground water supplies.
*The 14th annual Brazos Valley Fair and Rodeo will kick off this weekend.
*A Texas member of the U.S. House Agriculture committee outlined her priorities for the next Farm Bill.
*Broom sedge is in a lot of Central and East Texas pastures.
*Tick riders patrol the southern U.S. border protecting cattle from fever ticks and screwworms.
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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.