*The House Budget Committee is calling for a $230 billion cut in ag spending.  

*A Texas native received a posthumous award at the National Cotton Council’s annual meeting in Dallas last weekend.  

*Texas farmers planted more watermelons last year.  

*Texas wheat crop conditions continue to decline.

*A Texas federal court has allowed enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act to go forward.  

*A bill has been reintroduced to reinstate country of origin labeling for beef.  

*The depressed cotton market is having a major impact on many Texas High Plains farmers planting decisions.  

*Farmers in the Texas Southern Plains are dealing with this week’s bitterly cold temperatures.  

*Equine joint injections with steroids are common in horses.