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Click here for digital edition  Cotton futures prices on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) were mixed this week but consolidated near unchanged Wednesday as USDA's supply and demand outlooks added more detail to the prevailing market anticipation of dwindling supplies and accumulating demand. More ... AUSTIN - For the week ending March 13, feeder cattle prices at Texas auctions were $2 to $6 higher per hundredweight on steers and heifers under 600 pounds, and steady to $4 higher on heavier weights. Recent rains have improved pasture conditions, increasing demand for lighter-weight feeders for grazing. Fed cattle prices were $2.60 higher. More ... * Texas is the secondlargest agricultural state in the United States, accounting for about 7 percent of the total U.S. agricultural income. * The food, horticulture and fiber industry is the second-largest industry in the state and generates $73 billion a year for the economy, or approximately 9.5 percent of the state's total gross state product. More ... AUSTIN - As the agriculture industry takes center stage during National Agriculture Week, March 14- 20, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples asks Texans to join him in honoring the state's hardworking farmers and ranchers for making Texas a powerhouse of productivity. More ... AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas has added its own grants to an existing federal low-interest loan program to encourage beginning farmers. The state’s Young Farmer Grant program is funded by fees from farm license plates and aims to help farmers from ages 18 to 46 start or expand their agricultural businesses More ... Farm & Ranch RSS feed |
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