*This is a great year for the Texas corn crop, with 77% of the crop rated good to excellent.  *The El Nino weather pattern is bringing rain to Texas, but it may take a while to completely break the West Texas drought.  *The Texas Pecan Growers Association’s annual conference and trade show is coming up next month in Denton.  *Many Texas Panhandle hog farms are starting to convert their facilities to meet California’s proposition 12 requirements.  *There are a lot of things to consider when buying Texas land for hunting.  *There are some non-traditional products on the market that claim to improve forage production at a lower cost than traditional fertilizers. *Equine rehabilitation is becoming more common.  *How many aoudad is too many?