Texas Ag Today - April 15, 2026

*Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin will be in Edinburg on Friday for the groundbreaking of the sterile New World screwworm production facility at Moore Air Base.

*The Texas strawberry season is off to a slow start.

*The Texas Farm Service Agency is hosting a quarterly webinar series called Texas Third Tuesday.

*The continuing drought is creating a lot of questions about this year’s Texas peanut crop.

*There are still a lot of empty pens in Texas feedlots.

*A new survey reveals how high fertilizer prices are taking a toll on Texas farmers.

*There are non traditional products that claim to increase forage production.

*All athletes should warm up before exercise, but the type of warmup can make a difference in horses.