With the La Nina weather pattern expected to continue, the South Plains of Texas once again seems susceptible to drought. Given the natural drought tolerance associated with sorghum and demand opportunities from Mexico, regions like the Rio Grande Valley and the Texas Coastal Bend are well positioned to increase sorghum acres....More

If substantial rains don’t fall across Central Texas this month, the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) could begin withholding water from agriculture users March1, the result of a historic drought that has caused reservoir levels along the Lower Colorado River to drop dramatically, resulting in an estimated 50 percent cut in Texas rice acres this year....More

Although beef supplies will be very short for several more years, the USDA's Cattle report indicates that the very early stages of beef cattle expansion have begun as beef heifer retention has increased a modest 1 percent....More

A three-year study of soybean seed quality by the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture has found accelerated aging to be a valuable aid in assessing the quality of seed when compared with standard germination testing....More