*Lufkin cattleman Carl Ray Polk was elected as president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association at their recent annual convention.  *USDA recently authorized landowners enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program to donate their grazing or haying rights to help ranchers impacted by wildfires.  *Cotton may be a profitable crop in Texas this year.*There is a lot of good looking wheat around the Texas High Plains.  *A Texas congressman visited a Texas farm, a dairy and Texas agribusinesses this week. *High speed internet access is an important factor in choosing a rural Texas property. *Hay season is just around the corner.  *Earlier this week, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was found in Texas dairy herds.