*Texas wheat crop conditions improved last week.   

*The new chairman of the Texas House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock outlined his priorities for the committee in the current legislative session. 

*Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is fully behind the Trump Administration’s effort to downsize the federal government. 

*Secretary Rollins is also launching a new plan to fight avian influenza.  

*There are still several weeks to go before peak wildfire season is over.  

*The winter wheat crop in Central Texas is looking good, while corn planters are rolling.  

*A shorter dry period may increase rumen function in dairy cows.