*The U.S. cotton crop is feeling the heat.   

*The Texas hog herd has grown over the past few months.   

*The South Texas vegetable industry is suffering from a lack of water.

*Prescribed burning could help avoid wildfires in the future.  

*Some farmers and farm organizations have expressed concerns about the EPAs atrazine proposal.  

*Dryland cotton on the southern plains of West Texas needs rain. 

*USDA’s recent Land Values Report shows record high farmland prices. 

*Equine fat tissue is more than just fat.