Texas Ag Today - August 25, 2026

*Feedlots inventories are larger than a year ago, but placements and marketings are taking a big drop.  

*It is hot and dry all across the Lone Star State.  

*The Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour showed corn production and yields may be lower than expected.

*It’s turning out to be a very bad year for Texas Panhandle crops.  

*East Texas cattle are holding up to the heat.

*The wage rate paid to H2A employees has changed.  

*Corn harvest is wrapping up in Central Texas.  

*What’s the difference between generic and pioneer drugs?