*Placements took a drop in Friday’s Cattle on Feed Report.   

*Texas sheep producers sheered more than 200,000 sheep and lambs last year.   

*Texas dairy farmers can sign up for the Dairy Margin Coverage program this week. 

*A big change in the weather is coming for farmers and ranchers in the Texas High Plains. 

*Mexico’s failure to comply with a water treaty has caused Texas’ only sugar mill to close down. 

*The winter wheat crop in Texas is looking good this year.  

*Spring-like temperatures have kept farmers busy in Central Texas.  

*Calving time is underway for spring calving cows.