Texas Ag Today - February 15, 2024

*The number of farmers and ranchers in Texas is dropping.  

*USDA farm loan borrowers will now be able to make payments online.  

*More lambs are hitting the market early this year. 

*Texas High Plains ranchers are encouraged to boost the profitability of their cattle sales through value-added programs.

*The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accused of picking winners and losers in the most recent disaster relief program.   

*Soil health is the focus of regenerative agriculture principles.  

*Farmers in the Coastal Bend are ready to plant corn.  

*The winter is the time of year young calves develop respiratory disease.