Texas Ag Today - September 1, 2023

*Cattle prices will set new records next year.  *Texas sheep and goat producers reduced herds this summer.  *Cotton producers in the Concho Valley are struggling with drought and heat.  *Grazing conditions on the Texas High Plains are looking much better than they were at the beginning of the year. *August was a very hot month, and September will continue to be hot and dry.*That hot and dry pattern has been a consistent problem in Central Texas.  *Moving livestock from state to state happens every day, but there are some requirements that must be met to move these animals across state lines.*Fire danger remains high across much of Texas.