Sorghum and corn harvests were complete in most regions of Texas, and poor growing and market conditions made 2018 a tough growing season for producers. (Texas A&M AgriLIfe Extension Service photo by Dr. Ronnie Schnell)

North Texas: Heavy rains fell across most counties. Most areas received 2-8 inches of rain on top of recent rainfall amounts. Cooke County received 38 inches of rain in the last 75 days, making it the wettest fall since 1991.

This research program is intended to allow the grower to realize increased returns with similar or lower input costs. If wheat can be more profitable, it will encourage producers to plant larger acreages in the future, which in turn will generate more money for local wheat research.

As Conservation Reserve Program, or CRP, contracts expire, landowners must decide if they should re-enroll acreage, convert it back to farmland or leave it in permanent cover for wildlife and/or grazing, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist said.

There will be a Multi-County Wildlife Management Workshop on Oct. 17 in Luling. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo)

The event will be held at the Southwest Dairy Museum, 1200 Houston St. in Sulphur Springs. It begins at 9:30 a.m. with registration and ends at 3:00 p.m. Cost is $10, and four Dairy Outreach Program Area continuing education credits will be available.

The theme of the meeting will be a working "Tree Farm" with the joining of "Woods, Water, Wildlife and Recreation". We will meet at 9:00 a.m. at Charles Snowden Tree Farm, 1170 County Road 3544 in Atlanta, Texas.

Thanksgiving will be coming up before long and my oh my, all the things we have to be thankful for...

A horse is led inside a Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Science equine facility at College Station. (Photo by Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Science)

Improving pasture and rangeland conditions are prompting higher demand and prices at markets statewide following summer drought. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kay Ledbetter)

North Texas: Hay harvest continued. Pastures were looking good, and some farmers were planting wheat and oats before the rains hit again.

The annual North Central Texas Cattleman's Clinic, hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Young, Jack, Palo Pinto and Archer counties, will be held Oct. 10 in the Young County Arena, 120 Barclay Blvd. in Graham.