Texas Ag Today - April 8, 2026

*It’s important to keep young people involved in agriculture.

*A West Texas A&M professor has received a half million-dollar grant to study liver abscesses in beef cattle.

*Texas A&M is investing $133 million in a new meat sciences and technology center.

*We’re seeing a shift from La Nina to El Nino.

*The American Farm Bureau Federation is asking Congress to address farm labor issues.

*Virtual fencing can benefit the budget of ranches that use it.

*The Department of Agriculture released its latest estimates for the Food Dollar Series.

*A topical wound spray has been approved to treat and prevent screwworms.