Texas Ag Today - June 2, 2023

*Wheat harvest is moving forward, but there’s much less wheat to harvest this year.  

*It’s estimated that about 70 percent of the Texas wheat crop has been abandoned.  

*The cattle industry is taking issue with a bill introduced in Congress that targets the checkoff.  

*Making money could be a little more difficult this year for Texas High Plains farmers.  

*The 88th session of the Texas legislature was a good one for Texas agriculture.  

*A group of forage professionals recently toured Texas and Oklahoma.  

*Many cattle producers tend to focus on their herd bulls when trying to improve the genetics of their herd.  

*Texas is known as the home to any critter that can sting or bite.  The tick is one of those critters.