*The Texas legislature is considering financial assistance for farmers and ranchers.
*The Cotton Board is investing in cotton research projects in Texas.
*The Plains Cotton Growers annual meeting was held in Lubbock.
*Texas High Plains farmers are hoping one pest won’t make it back to their area this year.
*A U.S. Senator from Texas has introduced a bill to make a feral hog program permanent.
*It’s the time of year where forage producers are thinking of establishing new pastures and hay meadows.
*Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been found in humans and other species.