Join the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) for a ranch gathering Tuesday, June 26, at the Lake Marvin campground. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by a complimentary beef dinner. TSCRA Special Ranger Ben Eggleston will update the crowd on recent livestock and equipment thefts in the area and how ranchers can better protect themselves against thieves. more…
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The USDA’s Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that county committee election nominations begin June 15, 2012. Farmers, ranchers and landowners are encouraged to nominate farmer and rancher candidates to serve on their local FSA county committee by the Aug. 1, 2012, deadline. Elected county committee members serve a three-year term and are responsible for making decisions on FSA disaster, conservation, commodity, and price support programs, as well as other important federal farm program issues. more… 06-12-12 |  General Discussion USDA’s annual publication “Meat Animal Production, Disposition and Income” shows that 5 states had a 2011 value of cattle production in excess of $2 billion: Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and California. The total for the U.S. was a record $45.176 billion, up $8.2 billion from the year before. more… 06-12-12 | General Discussion texas AgriLife Extension Service, part of the Texas A&M University System, along with other land-grant university Extension entities and agencies in a multi-state Feral Hog Community of Practice, have launched an important new resource, said a top project participant. more… 06-12-12 | General Discussion Louisiana’s Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., said state animal health officials implemented a new state of the art traceability system June 4 for livestock that will allow animal health officials to identify a single animal if foreign animal disease or terrorist attack threatens a state herd. more… 06-12-12 | General Discussion For the week ending June 9, feeder cattle prices at the Texas auctions covered by USDA Market News were mostly steady to $3 higher per hundredweight (cwt). The Texas direct feeder cattle trade was steady to $3 higher. The Oklahoma City auction was mostly steady. Fed cattle cash prices were nearly $1 higher compared to the previous week, while beef prices were lower with Select-grade offerings posting the most decline. more… 06-12-12 | General Discussion |
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