*The screwworm is only 90 miles away from Texas.

*USDA’s April WASDE was a yawner.

*There isn’t much good news for the Texas wheat crop.

*Texas specialty crop producers have until April 24th to sign up for the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers program.

*Plains Cotton Growers held their annual meeting last week in Lubbock.

*The battle with weeds is already underway.

*The new U.S. ag trade negotiator outlined the Trump administration’s ag trade goals for the year.

*Dry weather is challenging farmers in North Central Texas.

*Grafting orphan calves onto surrogate cows can be done.

*The Texas wheat crop is in rough shape.

*Cropland is getting converted to grass production in the Texas High Plains.

*Texas sheep and lamb producers can apply for a grant through the American Lamb Board.

*The Texas Panhandle needs more rain for spring planting.

*Cotton planted acreage is expected to go up this year.

*The White House unveiled the president’s proposed budget for next year.

*The latest Feeding the Economy report is now available.

*Equine enteric coronavirus cases are increasing in the northeast part of the country.

*It’s important to keep young people involved in agriculture.

*A West Texas A&M professor has received a half million-dollar grant to study liver abscesses in beef cattle.

*Texas A&M is investing $133 million in a new meat sciences and technology center.

*We’re seeing a shift from La Nina to El Nino.

*The American Farm Bureau Federation is asking Congress to address farm labor issues.

*Virtual fencing can benefit the budget of ranches that use it.

*The Department of Agriculture released its latest estimates for the Food Dollar Series.

*A topical wound spray has been approved to treat and prevent screwworms.