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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 
The disparity between the amount of some cattle raisers’ post-sale check and the price on a steak at the grocery store can explained by the futures market. more… 06-07-13 | General Discussion 
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing new requirements for labeling beef products that have been mechanically tenderized, including adding new cooking instructions, so that consumers can safely enjoy these products. more… 06-07-13 | General Discussion 
Recent floods throughout Oklahoma and the region have resulted in mosquitoes literally “moving into the neighborhood” for parts of many communities more… 06-07-13 | Wildlife 
In Oklahoma, heavy rainfall and severe weather continued this week. A sharp drought gradient has been developing between the eastern and western sections of Oklahoma. Much of eastern Oklahoma returned to normal or near-normal conditions, while the western one-third remained dry. This week, one-category improvements were made in central, north central, and northeast Oklahoma along the eastern edge of the drought boundary. Moderate rainfall this week led to improvement in the Texas Panhandle while continued dryness expanded drought in West Texas. Drought improved in East and Southeast Texas. more… 06-07-13 | U.S. Drought Monitor
TSCRA Special Ranger John Bradshaw, Dist. 9 in Central Texas, reports a missing black muley (hornless) Angus cow and black Angus calf from a property near Park Springs in Wise County. The cow is 4 years old and weighs approximately 1200 pounds. Also missing are 20 head of black Angus muley cows from a property near Ringgold in Clay County. The cows range from 3 to 8 years old, weigh between 1000 and 1200 pounds, each, and have a B over bar brand on the left hip. These cows went missing some time in March. If you have any information regarding these cattle, please call Special Ranger Bradshaw at 940-845-2019. more…
In this month’s TSCRA Cattlemen’s Column, authored by Pete Bonds, rancher and first vice president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Bonds says that whether Congress reforms the entire immigration program or not, they must come up with an effective fix to help provide Texas ranchers with a reliable workforce. more… 06-06-13 | Issues & Policy 
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) is accepting application for the Texas Beef Quality Producer (TBQP) award until June 15. The winner will be chosen by a committee of representatives from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, the Texas Beef Council and TSCRA based on Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) management practices, good animal handling practices and their involvement in BQA leadership and education efforts. Nominations may be submitted by any organization, group, or individual on behalf of a Texas beef producer or marketer. more… 06-06-13 | General Discussion 
Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Judith A. Canales announced Thursday, June 6 that 192 counties are authorized for emergency grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for fiscal year (FY) 2013 effective June 2, 2013. Counties become eligible for CRP emergency grazing when they reach the D2 (severe drought) level on the U.S. Drought Monitor. As of May 30, 2013, 192 counties reached the D2 level and are eligible for CRP emergency grazing. more… 06-06-13 | General Discussion |
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