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*Lufkin cattleman Carl Ray Polk was elected as president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association at their recent annual convention.  

*USDA recently authorized landowners enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program to donate their grazing or haying rights to help ranchers impacted by wildfires.  

*Cotton may be a profitable crop in Texas this year.

*There is a lot of good looking wheat around the Texas High Plains.  

*A Texas congressman visited a Texas farm, a dairy and Texas agribusinesses this week. 

*High speed internet access is an important factor in choosing a rural Texas property. 

*Hay season is just around the corner.  

*Earlier this week, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was found in Texas dairy herds.