Texas Ag Today - August 7, 2024

*Cattle futures have been melting down thanks to recession fears.*The National FFA Organization has hit a million-member milestone.  *Texas corn and sorghum harvest is ahead of schedule this year.*This past season offered mixed results for wheat producers in the Texas Panhandle.  *USDA is investing another $300 million to help promote trade.  *August is bringing miserable heat across Texas.  *The tropics are heating up.  *Equine herpes virus causes a severe and sometimes deadly disease in horses.