*Cotton harvest is getting underway in the Texas Panhandle.
*Texas Farm Bureau named five finalists for the Excellence in Agriculture contest.
*Wheat planting is about half done in Kansas.
*There has been a big increase in peanut production around the world.
*The Texas State Fair is over, after welcoming millions of people to Dallas.
*The woman nominated to be the U.S. Chief Ag Trade Negotiator was questioned about importing beef from Argentina.
*Farm Service Agency offices are reopening on a limited basis despite the government shutdown.
*It’s important to assign a body condition score to your cows.
