Texas Ag Today - December 20, 2024

*Heavy rains didn’t cause much damage to the northern Panhandle cotton crop.  

*The drought has improved this year, but there is still a big chunk of the state that is dealing with drought.  

*There will be some new faces leading the agriculture committees in the new congress.

*Helping farmers learn ways to save water is the objective of a special program in the Texas High Plains.  

*The average hourly rate for H2A guest worker employees is expected to rise in 2025. 

*Winter grazing prospects have improved in many areas of Texas. 

*As 2024 winds down there is both good news and bad news for Texas Rolling Plains farmers and ranchers.  

*Liver abscesses are a problem in dairy-beef cross cattle.