Texas producers graze cattle on winter wheat until spring, when they are pulled off pasture to make a grain crop or protein-rich wheat hay, depending on prices. Panhandle Pasture After years of dealing with drier than normal weather, growers in the Panhandle and other areas of Texas welcomed the wettest winter in decades, followed by more moisture in early spring. Rain, snow and cold affected fall planting and development of winter wheat, but by spring these stocker cattle near Twitty, Texas, were grazing on lush, green growth. In fields of irrigated and dryland corn and other spring crops, rain also bogged down applying crop nutrients, generally in full swing by early April. CHS supplies crop nutrients, as well as fuel, lubricants, and other inputs and services to Texas Panhandle farms and ranches. This spring, CHS member-owners recognized the company’s expanding presence in the Lone Star State, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico and Oklahoma by voting to approve increasing the region’s seats from two to three on the 17-member CHS board of directors. The board was balanced by reducing Minnesota representation from five to four directors. — Steve Richter Your CHS Connection 17