*Less heifers are going into feedlots.  

*Signup is underway for the Dairy Margin Coverage program.  

*Texas Congressman Jodey Arrington has introduced a bill to reduce the federal estate tax.

*The Asian Longhorned Tick is a potential threat to the Texas cattle industry.  

*The House Ag Committee is making the Farm Bill a priority in this Congress.  

*A very cold January has turned into a milder early February.  

*The ag industry was one of the hot topics brought up during Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s first confirmation hearing. 

*A new product has been developed to reduce the pain of castration in calves.