*Brown County farmers and ranchers are preparing for 2025.  

*The majority of farms in the U.S. are still family owned.  

*The Texas 4-H Foundation received its largest grant ever.

*The Texas Panhandle and Southern Plains are still seeing benefits from rains over the past couple of months.  

*The public can now comment on a proposal to list the Monarch butterfly as a threatened species.  

*There are a few things rural landowners need to keep in mind at the end of the year.  

*Many Texas soils are acidic.  

*Colic surgery in horses can cause some complications.