*Feedlot inventories are dropping.   

*The number of farms in Texas is holding steady.  

*Cattle prices are back into record territory. 

*Soil moisture levels are pretty good for spring planting in the Texas Panhandle.  

*USDA is providing an update on its plan to combat avian influenza. 

*The second largest continent on Earth hold a lot of potential for U.S. red meat exports.  

*Farmers and ranchers received welcome news from the Environmental Protection Agency. 

*Strangles is a very contagious horse disease.