*Texas will have a new Commissioner of Agriculture next year.   

*Corn acreage is switching to soybeans this season.  

*Texas sheep producers are in Washington this week.  

*Texas High Plains farmers are responding to a bizarre winter.  

*New pasture and range products are available this year.  

*The House Agriculture Committee has been hard at work on the Farm Bill.  

*USDA economists predict some shifting crop acres as farmers continue to face a difficult economy. 

*Some of the medication used in horses are approved as medical devices.