*A proposed USDA rule may eliminate competition in cattle marketing.   *West Texas A&M University is looking for better ways to grow strawberries.   *USDA will test milk in states where dairy cattle tested positive for the H5N1 virus. *It was hard to grow grass in the Texas High Plains this year due to a lack of rain.   *The Farm Service Agency is issuing CRP and Farm Bill safety net payments.   *Fall corn stalk decorations could cause problems for Texas corn growers. *Burn bans, dropping cattle markets and deer hunting are the big topics in East Texas.   *A group of horses has tested positive for equine infectious anemia.