About this episode
*The fall run of calves and yearlings is slowing down. *Lower crop prices have let U.S. farmers to take out loans at a rate and scale not seen in years. *The Senate agriculture committee will have a new chairman when the new Congress is seated in January. *A big ranch rodeo is taking place in Amarillo. *The Secretary of Agriculture is urging Congress to pass a Farm Bill. *The U.S. Meat Export Federation is meeting in Tucson, Arizona. *October was a tough month for Central Texas agriculture. *Calves born in the winter are more stressed than calves born at other times of the year.