Texas Ag Today - March 12, 2023

*There will be no help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the Texas Panhandle wildfires.  

*Texas farmers have just a few more days to sign up for Farm Bill safety net coverage for the 2024 crop year.   

*Walmart is planning to build a milk processing plant in Central Texas.  

*What effects have the wildfires had on beef production in the region?

*A shortage of farm labor has been a problem for decades.  

*A Texan has developed a way to use agricultural byproducts to produce plant-based plastic.  

*Spring has arrived in Extreme South Texas, with citrus trees blooming and planters rolling.  

*It is important to have a dry calving area for your cows.