*Texas cotton acreage is expected to fall this year.
*Interest in the Livestock Risk Protection program is increasing.
*U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales is pushing for a sterile fly facility in West Texas.
*Texas farmers attend a field day on the Upper Gulf Coast.
*Study examines the response of the equine herpes vaccine given in the nose and muscle.
*Range management for livestock grazing can be challenging, but proper management for better production from cattle, sheep and goats can be achieved.