*The Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course is looking at the next 40 years in the beef industry. *Consumers continue to buy beef despite record high prices at the grocery store *Texas High Plains farmers are looking for the right marketing opportunity at a time when there’s uncertainty in the markets.   *USDA’s Risk Management Agency is making improvements to better serve American farmers and ranchers.   *A nail entering a horse’s foot could be deadly.   *The Texas dove season is just a few weeks away.