Texas Ag Today - August 28, 2026

*New developments will help the fight against screwworms.  

*Many harvested farm fields will be full of dove hunters soon.  

*There’s a growing interest in raising sheep in the Texas High Plains.  

*New conservation investments will benefit working ranches in Texas.

*Farm groups sent a letter to President Trump regarding his plan to import foreign ground beef.  

*Those imports of tariff free foreign beef will begin this week.  

*Dry weather is taking a toll on crops and livestock on the Texas Rolling Plains.  

*A researcher has developed a tool to predict Chronic Wasting Disease in deer.