Results of sale Monday, July 6, 2026, 2025 - 1,035 head

With proceeds benefiting the African American Museum, this beloved family-fun tradition pays tribute to the late cowboy legend Cleo Hearn and celebrates the significant legacy of Black cowboys and cowgirls.

Texas lands are changing drastically day by day, driven by some of the fastest population growth in the country.

Registration is open for the Generation Next: Our Turn to Ranch 12-week online course, Aug. 17-Nov. 8, offered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Texas’ working lands play a critical role in both the state’s economy and environmental health. With more than 125 million acres of privately owned farms, ranches, and forestlands, agricultural producers are at the forefront of stewarding soil and water resources that sustain communities across the state.

The pasture-cropping practice was tested at West Texas A&M University Nance Ranch in 2020. (West Texas A&M University photo)

The Annual Meeting will be held September 28–29, 2026 at Kalahari Resort in Round Rock, Texas, bringing together conservation leaders, district directors, employees, and partners from across the state to celebrate successes, share ideas, and strengthen Texas conservation efforts.

A multi-county investigation by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Rangers resulted in the arrest of two individuals accused of using hot checks to fraudulently purchase more than $30,000 in livestock from eight auction markets across Central and Southeast Texas.

Gabriel Cocanougher, 36, of Decatur, was arrested June 12 and charged with theft of livestock, a third-degree felony.

Acreage reporting dates vary by crop and by county. Contact your local FSA office for a list of acreage reporting deadlines by crop.

John Cason, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research peanut breeder, and Jaime Shumaker, research technician and greenhouse manager, look at hundreds of peanut plants growing in the greenhouse of the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center at Stephenville. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Results of sale Monday, June 29, 2026 - 1,400 head