We were busy during the month of March getting our babies on the ground, vaccinating our yearling heifers and bulls and making plans for the upcoming breeding season but first, we are so glad spring finally arrived and the feed truck has been parked.

Results of sale Monday, March 10, 2020 - 932 head

Results of sale Saturday, March 28, 2020 - 964 head

USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) field offices are open by phone appointment only until further notice, and NRCS staff are available to continue to provide one-on-one, customer-specific advice to producers to help them meet their unique conservation and business goals.

Results of sale Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 336 head

The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is unveiling a new video series, Conservation at Work, which consist of short, 90-second videos that highlight common conservation practices.

Despite the fact that supermarkets are struggling to keep beef products on the shelves as shoppers stockpile to prepare for an extended period of self quarantine, local producers are feeling the pinch of lower prices in the calf/yearling market.

Wetland reserve easements restore and enhance wetlands and improve habitat. For fiscal year 2020, Texas will evaluate all applications received by April 17, 2020.

Goats have become popular and profitable for producers in recent years. They can be mischievous and more difficult to manage than sheep, but they have been performing well as market prices slip for other traditional animal protein sources. (Texas A&M University Department of Animal Science photo)

USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) county offices are open in Texas by phone appointment only until further notice, and FSA staff are available to continue helping agricultural producers with program signups, loan servicing and other important actions.

North Texas: Winter wheat was doing well. Winter and spring pastures looked good but needed some sunshine to grow.

Results of sale Monday, March 23, 2020 - 650 head