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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) will hold a meeting to solicit public comment on plans to address impairment to the Lower West Fork of the Trinity River watershed. Thirteen water quality plans, known as Total Maximum Daily Loads, covering segments in Tarrant and Dallas counties will be presented for discussion. The meeting will be held on June 19 in Arlington. more… 06-12-13 |  General Discussion 
The U.S. Senate passed a $955 billion rewrite of agriculture law by an even larger margin than last year, sending it to the House of Representatives, where disagreements over food stamps and farm subsidies may complicate passage. more… 06-12-13 | General Discussion 
Is Texas still in a drought? It depends upon where you are and whom you talk to, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor and reports from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agents across the state. Despite rains — substantial in some cases — drought still had a hold on much of Texas. The June 4 U.S. Drought Monitor shows more than 87 percent of the state was still suffering from moderate, severe, extreme or exceptional drought. more… 06-12-13 | General Discussion 
TSCRA’s Summer Membership Meeting continued on Tuesday with committee briefing sessions and meetings to hear from speakers on issues important to cattle raisers, a luncheon with speaker State Sen. Glenn Hegar, and the Cattle Raisers Dinner at SeaWorld San Antonio. Wednesday will be the last day of the summer meeting. The day will begin at 9:00 a.m. with the meeting’s general session and board meeting. more… 06-11-13 | General Discussion
The Senate passed a five-year farm bill on Monday night that sets federal food and farming policy for the next decade, but makes smaller cuts than a House version of the legislation that is set for consideration next week. Senators approved the 1,150-page bill by a vote of 66 to 27, with several senators absent due to flights delayed because of bad weather approaching Washington, D.C., Monday evening. more… 06-11-13 | General Discussion 
The U.S. Senate in a 66 to 27 vote passed the 2013 Farm Bill (S. 954) on Monday. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Scott George, a dairy and beef producer from Cody, Wyo., issued a statement on the passage of the legislation, saying that passage of a 2013 Farm Bill is not only important to farmers and ranchers, but also to Americans nationwide who enjoy an abundant, safe and affordable food supply. more… 06-11-13 | General Discussion 
New Mexico’s attorney general ruled June 10 that veterinary drugs commonly administered to horses would render their meat adulterated under state law, meaning it would not be fit for human consumption. The ruling created another headache for the Valley Meat Co., a plant in Roswell, N.M., that is on track to be the first horse slaughtering facility to open in the U.S. since 2007. more… 06-11-13 | General Discussion 
For the week ending June 8, 2013, feeder cattle prices reported by Texas auctions ranged from $2 lower to $5 higher per hundredweight (cwt) compared to the previous week, with a few locations as much as $8 higher. Texas direct feeder cattle sales were steady at $4 higher, and prices at the Oklahoma City National Stockyards were up $3 to $6 from the previous sale. Negative cattle feeding margins, lower feeder cattle futures and lower beef prices pressured the market, while tight supplies and improved pasture conditions in some areas remained supportive. Fed cattle cash prices were down $2 from a week ago. Wholesale beef prices were lower for the week, but remain at historically high levels above $200 per cwt. more… 06-11-13 | Market Recap
TSCRA’s Summer Membership Meeting began Monday in at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa in San Antonio. The event kicked off in the evening with a Welcome Reception on the resort’s beautiful courtyard deck under a canopy of trees. Activities Tuesday will begin in the morning with a committee briefing session at 8:00 a.m. Other meetings will follow through the day and the evening will conclude with a Cattle Raisers Dinner at Sea World. more… 06-10-13 | General Discussion 
TSCRA Special Ranger John Bradshaw, Dist. 9 in North Texas, reports the theft of 5 black Angus yearlings and 6 to 8 Holstein bulls from a property near Scotland in Archer County. Some time between May 1 and June 2, a thief or thieves entered an unlocked gate to steal 5 Angus yearlings, each weighing an average of 900 pounds. These cattle have no horns, yellow ear tags in both ears and a brand of an upright bar with a lazy “D” lying on top on the right hip. Also stolen were 6 to 8 Holstien bulls, all 15 months of age and dehorned. These cattle weigh approximately 700 pounds, each, with a backwards “D” brand with an attached bar coming off the back pointed towards the head of bull. If you have any information regarding this theft, please call Special Ranger Bradshaw at 940-845-2019. more… 06-10-13 | General Discussion 
The Canadian government released a statement Friday in response to the submission of the amended rule on Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (MCOOL) to the World Trade Organization (WTO). National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President and Cody, Wyo. cattle and dairy producer, Scott George a statement calling the rule too high a price to pay for a program that has proven it has no value. more… 06-10-13 | General Discussion 
Beef exports were down 13.4 percent in April. The drop was greatest for shipments to Russia, South Korea, and Vietnam. Beef shipments to Japan, our biggest foreign customer, were up 92 percent. Beef imports were up 8.8 percent in April, due largely to more beef from New Zealand. In total, 8.5 percent of April U.S. beef production was exported while imports equaled 10.9 percent of production. This was the second consecutive month with greater imports than exports. During the first third of the year, beef exports were down 3.8 percent and imports were up 3.4 percent. more… 06-10-13 | General Discussion 
When someone posted a photograph last week of a club calf bull owned by Lautner Farms on Reddit – a popular online forum – the media storm that followed was immediate and wide-reaching. From Yahoo, to TODAY, journalists wanted to know more about these “fluffy cows,” and what it takes to get that glossy coat of hair on those animals. Positive exposure for the cattle industry can be good, but could it also backfire? more… 06-10-13 | General Discussion 
The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission nominated and approved new officers at its June meeting, who will begin serving in their new capacities starting July 1 more… 06-10-13 | General Discussion 
June 10-12: TSCRA Summer Meeting, Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa, San Antonio 06-10-13 | General Discussion 
In the June 10 edition of OSU Extension’s Cow-Calf Corner, Derrell Peel discusses how forage production is lagging in Oklahoma and Glenn Selk talks about weaning those fall-born calves. more… 06-10-13 | General Discussion
TSCRA participated in a beef sustainability workshop this week convened by the NCBA and the World Wildlife Fund in Lubbock. TSCRA was a co-host of the event. Major sponsors of the workshop included McDonalds and WalMart. The purpose of the workshop was to begin a dialogue within the beef production chain to include organizations interested in natural resource and wildlife conservation. more… 06-07-13 | General Discussion
Members of an East Texas family have been formally charged with engaging in organized criminal activity after Wood County authorities discovered stolen equipment at their home near Winnsboro. Jason Shane Anders, 38, turned himself in to authorities Wednesday after he was charged with one count of engaging in organized criminal activity and one count of felony livestock theft. His son, Dylan Anders, 18, turned himself in Sunday on one charge of organized criminal activity. more… 06-07-13 | Theft & Law
State Sen. Glenn Hegar, Katy, has been added to the lineup of speakers that will address cattle producers from Texas and Oklahoma at the 2013 Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) summer meeting. The meeting will be at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa in San Antonio. more… 06-07-13 | General Discussion 
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality continues to review the Lower Colorado River Authority’s application to amend its Water Management Plan following the comment period, which ended on May 28. Due to continuing severe drought conditions in the basin and in response to comments received, the TCEQ determined that further evaluation is needed. more… 06-07-13 | General Discussion |
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