What the texts look like

These are the exact texts Cownty would send, built from the latest USDA and FSA files. Texting is off right now; nothing is sent.

Once a week (one text for all your barns)

Giddings: USDA report of Oct 26, 2026 · Hope: USDA report of Oct 29, 2026

Cownty weekly prices (USDA $/cwt): Giddings 10/26 Str 4wt $418 5wt $359 7wt $319, Hfr 4wt $380 5wt $411 7wt $306; Hope 10/29 Str 4wt $440 5wt $372 7wt $324, Hfr 4wt $367 5wt $336 7wt $298. Past sales, not a quote. cownty.com STOP=end

233 characters: one weekly text (2 parts, shown as one message).

When your county qualifies

Example from the current FSA file (Oct 29, 2026):

Cownty: Newton Co., TX is now on FSA's 2026 LFP drought list (file of 10/29/26), up to 4 monthly payments on some pasture. Ask your county FSA office. Info only; FSA decides. cownty.com/c/newton-tx STOP=end

206 characters (2 texts).

Example from the current FSA file (Jun 4, 2026):

Cownty: USDA disaster designation S6280 (contiguous county, drought) approved 6/4/26 covers Newton Co., TX. FSA emergency loans may be available. Info only; FSA decides. cownty.com/c/newton-tx STOP=end

201 characters (2 texts).

Try another county or barn

County

Barns (1 to 3)

Giddings (Giddings, TX), 194 mi

Hope (Hope, AR), 199 mi

McAlester (McAlester, OK), 309 mi

Ratcliff (Ratcliff, AR), 312 mi

Ada (Ada, OK), 323 mi

Siloam Springs (Siloam Springs, AR), 376 mi

Apache (Apache, OK), 390 mi

Tulsa (Tulsa, OK), 390 mi

Alerts go out only for new facts: a new LFP listing or a new USDA disaster designation. Every text goes through an approval queue first, and you can reply STOP anytime.