Episode Details

*The government shutdown is underway.   

*The shutdown poses a serious risk for the cattle industry.   

*The FDA has given conditional approval for Dectomax injectable to be used to prevent and treat screwworms.

*Pumpkins are an important crop at this time of year.  

*Fall weather is moving into many parts of Texas.  

*A Texas congresswoman is asking the U.S. Trade Representatives office to help enforce the 1944 water treaty with Mexico.  

*The month of September ended very dry in the Coastal Bend.  

*The Texas livestock industry is actively preparing for the arrival of New World screwworms.