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After participating in a pilot program at schools around the country, many students and school foodservice directors agree: five new lunchroom recipes by The Beef Checkoff are “awesome!” Some of the new recipes are already on menus at K-12 test schools in several states and are being shared with school foodservice professionals across the country. more… 05-14-13 |  General Discussion 
For the week ending May 11, 2013, feeder cattle prices reported by Texas auctions ranged from $10 lower to $5 higher per hundredweight (cwt) compared to the previous week. Texas direct feeder cattle sales were $3 to $7 lower and the Oklahoma City National Stockyards were steady to $4 lower. In many locations, heavier-weight cattle were on the lower end of the price spectrum. Lower fed cattle markets, lower feeder cattle futures and continued negative cattle feeding margins pressured the market. However, tight supplies and improved pasture conditions in some areas were also supportive. more… 05-14-13 | Market Recap 
The week is set to be flush with action as both chambers of Congress have set up an aggressive one-two punch on moving a long-term farm bill. more… 05-13-13 | General Discussion 
The National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook, a report by the predictive services of the National Interagency Fire Center, provides an assessment of current weather and fuel conditions and how these factors will evolve in the next four months. The center says that east of the Rocky Mountains, storms have produced periodic moisture influxes necessary to reduce drought and moisten fuels. In many of these areas, much colder than normal temperatures have delayed green-up and vegetation is reaching its mature state much later than normal, delaying fire season onset and potentially shortening it as well. more… 05-13-13 | Drought 
During a visit to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho, on Monday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell outlined the Federal Government’s efforts to ensure collaboration in protecting Americans from wildfire, and urged homeowners and local communities to take steps to reduce their risks during the 2013 fire season. more… 05-13-13 | General Discussion 
National Livestock Credit is pleased to announce the purchase of Superior Livestock Auction, Inc. National Livestock and cattlemen from several states have formed a limited partnership to acquire Superior. National Livestock Credit, part of a family of livestock service companies formed in 1932 to improve the ability of producers to market and finance livestock, has their corporate headquarters in the Oklahoma National Stockyards in Oklahoma City, Okla. Superior Livestock Auction, Inc. was founded in 1987 and introduced satellite video marketing to the nation’s cattle industry. Superior markets more than 1 million head of cattle annually. Superior Livestock Auction, Inc. has offices located in Brush, Colo. and Fort Worth, with its auction facilities and Superior Productions’ offices located in the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District. more… 05-13-13 | General Discussion 
In the May 13 issue of Cow-Calf Corner, Derrel Peel discusses how cool and dry spring weather has made current forage conditions a factor in future cattle markets; Grant Mourer talks about adding value to cull cows; and Glenn Selk lays out how to improve future calving seasons by taking stock of this one. more… 05-13-13 | General Discussion 
May 16: Dilley Luncheon, Pacho Garcia Café, Dilley 05-13-13 | General Discussion 
Will the use of camera technology in the quality grading of beef play a bigger role in producers’ genetic and management decisions? more… 05-10-13 | General Discussion 
Total U.S. red meat and poultry production in 2014 is projected to be above 2013 as higher pork and poultry production more than offsets declines in beef production. Tighter cattle supplies and potential heifer retention during late 2013 and into 2014 are expected to limit cattle available for placement, thereby reducing fed cattle slaughter in 2014. Lower cow numbers and herd rebuilding will also limit non-fed beef production. more… 05-10-13 | General Discussion 
Research had a unique opportunity to compare recent patterns of drought-induced woody plant mortality on the Edwards Plateau in Texas to the extended drought of the 1950s. Dr. Bill Rogers, an associate professor in the Texas A&M ecosystem science and management department, said it is important to understand how climatic extremes such as drought cause shifts in vegetation. more… 05-10-13 | General Discussion 
Light rain (less than 0.5 inch) was limited to northern and eastern Oklahoma and parts of central Texas. In Oklahoma, where at least 0.5 inches fell, no changes were made. Farther west, however, another dry week in the Panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas have effectively overcome the short-term moisture from the winter and has reverted back to impacts consistent with the long-term shortages. Some summer planting is being skipped, and cattle are being sold off. As a result, some degradations were made in the southern High Plains, including a significant increase in Extreme (D3) and Exceptional (D4) drought. In parts of coastal Texas that received substantial rains last week, the streams were still sustaining their flows, thus additional improvements were made from Corpus Christi to Galveston. more… 05-10-13 | U.S. Drought Monitor 
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia announced Wednesday that farm payments, which had been temporarily suspended due to sequestration, were scheduled to resume. This includes payments for the 2011 Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program (SURE), the Noninsured Crop Assistance Program (NAP) and the Milk Income Loss Contract Program (MILC). more… 05-09-13 | General Discussion 
Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday threatened to call legislators back to Austin this summer if they don’t meet his demands for tax relief and money for water projects. more… 05-09-13 | General Discussion
U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, Dianne Feinstein, and Susan Collins introduced bipartisan legislation May 8 aimed at combating antimicrobial drug resistance. The Antimicrobial Data Collection Act calls for increased data collection by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), enhanced transparency and public awareness of antimicrobial drug use in agriculture and strengthened FDA accountability regarding unsafe antimicrobial drug use. “Our bill would not create any new reporting requirements for drug companies, feed mills, or farmers. It would only require the FDA to provide more transparency in reporting the antimicrobial data which is already being reported to it…” more… 05-09-13 | General Discussion
If you’re tired of the same old ground beef tacos, try this recipe that uses grilled steak and flour tortillas to spice it up. more… 05-09-13 | General Discussion
Congress will begin writing a new, $500 billion farm law next week, the head of the Senate Agriculture Committee said on Tuesday, even as calls mounted for deeper cuts in farm subsidies and food stamp spending. more… 05-08-13 | General Discussion 
Cargill began a program Monday to help about 70 of its workers from the idled Plainview beef processing plant get to work at the company’s Friona plant. The 150-mile round trip was costing employees between $30 and $60 a day, according to a Cargill news release. Years of drought and high feed prices have kept cattle raisers from increasing their herds, and Cargill cited a lack of cattle for processing for consolidating its operations. more… 05-08-13 | General Discussion 
Calf growth rate and weaning weight are important benchmarks in determining performance and profitability of cow/calf enterprises. Weaning weight is dependent on a variety of factors, including calf health, genetic potential, milk production of the dam, and age at weaning. In a 3- to 4-month-old calf, milk will provide only about half the nutrients required for maximum growth. Providing supplemental feed prior to weaning is referred to as “creep feeding.” This practice is commonly utilized to increase weaning weights or reduce grazing pressure by calves in times of limited forage availability, such as during a drought. However, if milk supply and forage availability is adequate, producers may have difficulty getting calves to consume additional supplement, and responses to creep feeding may be poor. more… 05-08-13 | General Discussion 
Drought and up-and-down temperatures are affecting insect behavior – everything from honeybee behavior to delayed emergence of pests, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist Dr. Charles Allen. “Prolonged drought and these cold snaps we’re seeing do have impacts on the food web, and that impacts bees swarming and delayed emergence of some pests such as pecan nut casebearer.” more… |
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