*A new study shows a big return on the beef checkoff.
*The U.S. agricultural trade deficit is getting higher.
*Cattle feeders in the Texas High Plains are making good profits.
*The new Producer Owned Beef plant in Amarillo received a $10 million grant from USDA.
*Texas farmers are active with mid-summer crops.
*Hurricane Beryl brushed by the Rio Grande Valley.
*Anemia is common in small ruminants due to parasites.
