Texas Ag Today - November 6, 2023

*Drought conditions are improving in many areas of Texas.   

*Three agriculture professionals from East Texas have been named finalists for the Texas Farm Bureau Excellence in Agriculture award.  

*A federal appeals court has struck down the Environmental Protection Agency’s ban on chlorpyrifos.  

*Texas High Plains farmers are wrapping up a season that had a promising start, but a disappointing finish.  

*Texas has a new state veterinarian.  

*Coastal Bend agricultural organizations have been busy informing elementary students about the importance of agriculture.  

*ACTH is a hormone that is tested to determine if horses have Cushing’s disease.  

*Parks and wildlife is gathering input from the public on the future of light goose management in Texas.