*Forage supplies are low across Texas as winter gets underway.*There are a lot of youth programs in agriculture.  *Family farms still make up a big part of American agriculture.  *Farmers and ranchers in the Texas Coastal Bend are gearing up for 2024.  *The equine microbiome is the type and number organisms involved in certain systems of the horse.  *The public can now weigh in on a proposal to create several new Chronic Wasting Disease zones.