Texas Ag Today - June 16, 2026

*More sterile flies are coming to fight the screwworm.  *The nation’s first bale of cotton has been harvested.  *The outlook for fall feeder cattle prices may be positive. *How are screwworms affecting Texas High Plains feedlots?*New cuts of beef and better value have reshaped the meat case.  *New legislation would add penalties for Mexico failing to comply with the 1944 water treaty.  *Recent rains have fallen on the Southern Plains of Texas.  *The old methods of treating parasites in horses do not work anymore.