Episode Details

*The cattle industry needs Congress to reduce burdensome regulations.   

*Tarleton State University is establishing a new center to focus on enhancing well being in rural and agricultural communities.  

*A South Texas rancher was killed by an improvised explosive device near Brownsville.

*Texas farmers and ranchers met with state lawmakers at the State Capitol last week.  

*How soon will Texas Panhandle grazing lands recover after last year’s wildfires?

*Another Texan testified before Congress about the new Farm Bill.  

*The nation’s largest farm organization has a very positive reaction to the appointment of Texan Brooke Rollins as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.  

*Improving lambing efficiency is important in the commercial sheep business.