Texas Ag Today - July 2, 2026

*Texas corn and sorghum acreage is down, while cotton acreage is higher.   *A heat dome is bringing high temperatures to Texas.  *Governor Greg Abbott has approved an agreement with USDA to hire additional screwworm inspectors. *Late arriving rains helped sorghum fields in the Texas High Plains.  *The annual Texas FFA Convention is next week.*President Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the US Mexico Canada trade agreement and lifting some duties on fertilizer imports.  *Farmers on the Texas Southern Plains farmers are running irrigation as they wait for the next rain event.  *There’s a new drug being tested for breeding synchronization in cattle.