*The nation’s cattle herd continues to shrink due to the prolonged drought.
*Veterans interested in learning more about agriculture can now apply for the “Battleground to Breaking Ground” program.
*It has been a very hot and dry fall so far this year in Texas.
*A program offered by the Texas Cattle Feeders Association teaches feedyard skills to high school students.
*USDA is highlighting its food system transformation efforts.
*Hunting season is on farmers and ranchers minds in the pineywoods of East Texas.
*The fall is typically cattle working time here in Texas.
*The National Park Service and Texas Parks and Wildlife Service will spend the next two weeks controlling audad or barbary sheep in Big Bend National Park.
