*Cattle futures have been melting down thanks to recession fears.

*The National FFA Organization has hit a million-member milestone.  

*Texas corn and sorghum harvest is ahead of schedule this year.

*This past season offered mixed results for wheat producers in the Texas Panhandle.  

*USDA is investing another $300 million to help promote trade.  

*August is bringing miserable heat across Texas.  

*The tropics are heating up.  

*Equine herpes virus causes a severe and sometimes deadly disease in horses.