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Texas drivers will now have to move over and slow down for Texas Department of Transportation vehicles. The law, which goes into effect Sept. 1, 2013, puts TxDOT work vehicles in the same protected class as emergency response vehicles and tow trucks. Failing to slow down and give these vehicles space could result in a $500 fine. more… 05-15-13 |  General Discussion 
Texas cotton planting intentions may be affected by the replanting to cotton of freeze-damaged wheat acreage, but a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert doesn’t expect the change to be significant on dryland wheat acres. AgriLife Extension state cotton specialist Dr. Gaylon Morgan says cotton planting has just begun in the Rolling Plains, South Plains and Panhandle regions, but there are other factors — not the least of which are precipitation expectations — that will limit producers replanting to cotton. more… 05-15-13 | General Discussion 
With the Senate Agriculture Committee markup of the 2013 Farm Bill completed Tuesday, farmers and ranchers now look toward the House Agriculture Committee markup of its version of the bill, scheduled for May 15, as Congress moves one step closer toward passing a full 2013 Farm Bill, which would set American agriculture policy for the next five years. more… 05-14-13 | General Discussion 
Cattle rose for the second time in three sessions on speculation that demand for beef will rise before the U.S. Memorial Day holiday on May 27 and Father’s Day on June 16, traditionally popular times to grill steaks. more… 05-14-13 | General Discussion 
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack reminded farmers and ranchers Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a four-week Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up beginning May 20 and ending on June 14. Vilsack also announced the restart of sign-up for continuous CRP, including the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement Initiative, the Highly Erodible Land Initiative, the Grassland Restoration Initiative, the Pollinator Habitat Initiative and other related initiatives. Sign-up for continuous CRP began on May 13 and will continue through Sept. 30, 2013. more… 05-14-13 | General Discussion 
There’s still a little something for everyone in massive farm bills that Congress is considering this week, even though the legislation would cut billions of dollars from federal farm and food subsidies. more… 05-14-13 | General Discussion 
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
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 |
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