Texas Ag Today - February 5, 2025

*The Texas beef cow herd grew last year, but the statistics can be confusing.  

*The number of sheep in Texas increased last year.  

*Imports of Mexican feeder cattle into the U.S. are getting underway. 

*There has been some very interesting weather in the Texas High Plains in recent months.  

*We are one step closer to having a new Secretary of Agriculture.

*The trade and tariff situation continues to change. 

*Managing feral hogs is a never-ending task.  

*The American Farm Bureau held a Convention workshop at the recent AFBF convention in San Antonio on the upcoming U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement review process. 

*There lots of antibiotics approved for use in beef cattle.