*Texas rice farmers face a water shortage again this year. 

*Over half of Texas is now drought free.  

*This is National FFA Week.  

*Cattle prices are at historic highs, but there are still opportunities to add value to calves.

*Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are stressing the need for a Farm Bill.  

*Vertical tillage can pay off in higher yields.  

*Cattle producers on the Southern Plains of West Texas have good winter grazing this year.

*Scours and pneumonia are the biggest challenges for raising calves in the winter.