*The border will not open for livestock imports anytime soon.  

*JBS broke ground last week on an expansion of its beef processing plant in Cactus, Texas.   

*The lesser prairie chicken is no longer an endangered species.  

*The growing dairy industry in the Texas High Plains provides a lot of economic benefit.

*Meteorological winter is over.  

*USDA is streamlining its interactions with farmers.  

*The National Association of Conservation Districts annual convention was held in Texas.  

*Newborn calves are under a lot of stress.