Texas Ag Today - June 18, 2024

*A new study shows a big return on the beef checkoff. 

*The U.S. agricultural trade deficit is getting higher.  

*Cattle feeders in the Texas High Plains are making good profits.  

*The new Producer Owned Beef plant in Amarillo received a $10 million grant from USDA. 

*Texas farmers are active with mid-summer crops.  

*Hurricane Beryl brushed by the Rio Grande Valley.  

*Anemia is common in small ruminants due to parasites.