*Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin will be in Edinburg on Friday for the groundbreaking of the sterile New World screwworm production facility at Moore Air Base.

*The Texas strawberry season is off to a slow start.

*The Texas Farm Service Agency is hosting a quarterly webinar series called Texas Third Tuesday.

*The continuing drought is creating a lot of questions about this year’s Texas peanut crop.

*There are still a lot of empty pens in Texas feedlots.

*A new survey reveals how high fertilizer prices are taking a toll on Texas farmers.

*There are non traditional products that claim to increase forage production.

*All athletes should warm up before exercise, but the type of warmup can make a difference in horses.

*Data centers are getting a lot of attention in rural Texas.

*There will be a few changes for Texas turkey hunters this year.

*Mexico may not live up to its promise to deliver water to the Rio Grande Valley.

*The push is on to increase demand for U.S. cotton.

*There has been a big economic turnaround for Texas feedyards in the last few weeks.

*President Trump has weighed in on high fertilizer prices.

*Farmers on the Texas Southern Plains are preparing for spring planting.

*It’s important to use the correct antimicrobial when treating animals.

*An updated screwworm response playbook is out.

*Rising fuel and energy costs are hitting rural America the hardest.

*Texas A&M AgriLife’s new regional center on the West Texas A&M campus is expected to have many benefits.

*Increasing U.S. cotton demand is a top priority for the cotton industry.

*Texas farmers and ranchers sat down with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins last week to discuss fuel and fertilizer prices.

*April is a great time of year for landscaping plants in Texas.

*Phenylbutazone is commonly used in mares.