*New Farm Service Agency County Committees take office this week.
*The push continues to keep E15 ethanol in gas pumps year-round.
*Organic cotton brings a premium price, but there are rules you have to follow.
*The fall of 2025 brought some good land sales for hunting and recreation.
*A Texan will once again lead food safety at USDA.
*2025 was a dry year for Deep South Texas.
*Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been reported in an East Texas commercial poultry flock.