*Rio Grande Valley farmers may be planting more this year.   

*Cotton harvest ran a bit late in the northeast Texas Panhandle.  

*Governor Greg Abbott made six appointments to the Texas Agriculture Finance Authority.

*Winter meeting season is underway across Texas.  

*It’s time for spring livestock shows and rodeos.  

*Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins unveiled plans to tackle farm labor costs. 

*Planning and organizing an agricultural conference takes a lot of work.  

*Researchers have found new issues with equine asthma.