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November 18, 2009 / Farm & Ranch

Mild, warm conditions promote harvesting

COLLEGE STATION - Mother Nature served up mild, warmer weather with a little rain on the side to some Texas customers, a recipe that promoted the harvesting of cotton and other crops, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. More...

Texas expected to harvest 4.9 million bales

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Texas cotton producers overcame dry conditions and are expected to harvest 10 percent more of the fluffy fiber than last year. Estimates released earlier this week by the U.S. More...

Texas faring better economy than much of country

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas president Richard Fisher says Texas' economy is hurting, but not as much as other states. More...

USDA reminds producers of upcoming livestock disaster assistance deadlines

Willacy County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Anastacio Cavazos, Jr reminds eligible ranchers and livestock producers of the Dec. More...

Cotton Market Weekly

November 12, 2009

A Service Provided by Plains Cotton Cooperative Association

USDA downwardly revised its estimate of the 2009-10 U.S. and world cotton crops on Tuesday resulting in a higher close for futures prices on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). More...

Texas ranchers await drought relief Checks

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Thousands of Texas farmers and ranchers who since September have sought federal drought relief still await their checks. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sept. More...

TDA Market Recap November 16, 2009

AUSTIN - For the week ending Nov. 14, 2009, feeder cattle prices at Texas auctions were mostly $2 to $4 lower per hundredweight with a few locations steady and some $6 lower. Declining fed cattle and higher grain prices pressured markets. More...