Texas Ag Today - March 31, 2025

*Texas leads the nation in agricultural weather losses.   

*Texas Panhandle topsoils are getting dry.  

*The American Sheep Industry Association is asking the White House to include lamb imports in the food and agriculture tariff plans.

*Extremely heavy rain caused catastrophic flooding in the Rio Grande Valley last week.  

*The quality of U.S. beef is the best it’s ever been. 

*A group of U.S. lawmakers from Texas is asking USDA to expand its efforts to prevent screwworms from reentering the country. 

*The final days of March brought significant rainfall to the Coastal Bend of Texas. 

*Intestinal parasites are a major problem for sheep and goats due to resistance to dewormers.