*The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association approves of the one-year extension of the Farm Bill.*The condition of the Texas wheat crop is mixed.  Feeder cattle sales have been holding strong recently.  *Patch burning can reduce the threat of wildfire and increase grass quality for cattle.  *An international food trading company is working with Texas meat processing facilities.  *The U.S. ag trade deficit reached a record level.  *Infectious disease caused by mycoplasma bovis was not an issue in the dairy industry 20 years ago.  *Mule deer season in the Trans-Pecos region opens soon.