Source: AgriLife Today | June 3, 2020
Texas’ watermelon growers in the Rio Grande Valley are getting excellent …
A TSCRA Member Benefit
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Tommy Charbula, District 24 on the Gulf Coast, reports solar panels and equipment stolen from a location in Fort Bend County. The RPS200 solar unit with two …
Following recommended veterinary protocols is instrumental in promoting a healthy cow, healthy calf and healthy, productive cattle herd. (Photo by Todd Johnson, Oklahoma State University Agricultural Communications …
Beef processing is nearing year-ago capacity quicker than many experts predicted and Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist explains why in today’s Beef Buzz by the Radio Oklahoma Network.
We’ve made remarkable …
Packers have significantly reduced the number of cattle that they have contracted for delivery in the next few months. A number of factors have likely contributed to this: a) demand is highly uncertain and …
There are lots of keys to making high-quality forage, but few are more important than a fast dry down. Other than drying, only bad things happen to a forage crop between cutting and …
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Kenny Murchison, District 20 in Central Texas, reports a bull missing since early May from a property in south Caldwell County. The black Angus bull has …
Be ready for hurricane season, which begins this week. Today you can determine your personal hurricane risk, find out if you live in a hurricane evacuation zone, and review/update insurance policies. You can …
There have been a lot of questions about where specific groups of cattle fit into the categories outlined in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, or CFAP. USDA has provided some clarification as to …
The South continued to trade more cattle than the previous week. Three packers participated in the cash market with most cash trade in the range of $115 to $120. The North’s cash trade continued …
Source: Federation of State Beef Councils | June 2, 2020
State beef councils around the country are joining forces to invest state-controlled Beef Checkoff dollars in Beef. It’s What’s For …
Cattle processing challenges continue to limit the amount of beef available to consumers. While daily slaughter levels have consistently improved, they have yet to approach levels that would match slaughter-ready cattle supplies, let …
Source: USDA Farm Service Agency | May 28, 2020
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has designated Aransas County, Texas, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who …
Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | May 29, 2020
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) confirmed the presence of common salvinia on Lake Fork near …
Bahiagrass is a warm season perennial that grows in Texas. It spreads by J-shaped purplish rhizomes and seed. Bahiagrass can be very aggressive and take over quickly, especially in areas where competition is weak. Bahiagrass is very tolerant …
Cow-Calf Corner is a weekly newsletter by the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Agency.
June 1, 2020
Beef markets move past disruption…
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If your home or business was damaged during recent storms in Montague County, the Office of Emergency Management and partner agencies are requesting reports of your damage to help assess and identify damages and …
Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold firm to $5 higher, instances of up to $8 to $10 higher by the end of the week. Higher prices in the auctions were …
The number of market-ready cattle backlogged in feedyards may not be as large as previous estimates. While any tally of cattle currently waiting on available shackle space is – at best – an estimate, an …
Source: Texas A&M Forest Service | May 29, 2020
The presence of the deadly emerald ash borer (EAB) was confirmed May 19, 2020, in Denton and …
COVID-19 impacts at the slaughter level could be masking the fundamental liquidation phase happening in cow-calf country. A quick look at total cow harvest (beef and dairy type) suggests year-to-date figures are even …
Source: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/
This week’s drought summary: During the past week, widespread rain and thunderstorms fell across parts of the Great Plains, including a few instances of severe weather. Particularly …
Oklahoma’s trich regulations focus on bulls because they are the primary vector of transmission. (Photo by Todd Johnson, Oklahoma State University Agricultural Communications …
May 28 is National Beef Burger Day, and the folks at Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. have a special selection of their tastiest burger recipes to celebrate. Read more at www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com… …
Through May 17, U.S. ground beef sales increased more than $1 billion compared to the same period last year. That’s just some of COVID-19’s impact on retail meat and poultry markets, says Anne-Marie …
Communication between a cattleman and his banker is vital at this time of instability and uncertainty. TSCRA Director Ken Leiber, who is also president of the Texas Livestock Marketing Association/National Finance Credit Corporation …
Source: AgriLife Today | May 27, 2020
What a difference a few months have made for Texas High Plains agricultural producers under the financial and other …
Source: agrilifetoday.tamu.edu | May 27, 2020
otton producers face an uncertain market future as demand for cotton and cotton products, like apparel, tumbled due to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and …
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Joe Aguilar Jr., District 29 in South Texas, reports a heifer missing from a property west of 281 on CR 110 & CR 111 in …
Texas A&M’s Beef Cattle Short Course, an annual event that draws thousands of people to campus each summer, will be held online this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event will broadcast …
Temporary closures and slowdowns of packing plants due to the COVID-19 pandemic have created unprecedented product flow disruptions and price gyrations in the meat protein supply chain. Year-over-year declines in cattle slaughter progressively …
Nothing says summer quite like the smell and sound of real beef sizzling on the grill, and there’s no better time to enjoy a juicy burger than on May 28 for National Beef …
Source: USDA Farm Service Agency | May 26, 2020
Agricultural producers can now apply for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which provides direct payments to …
Dr. Ken McMillan, Progressive Farmer, talks warts: how cattle get them, how to treat them and how to prevent them from spreading in your herd. Read more at www.dtnpf.com…
Join us on Friday, May 29 at 2 p.m. for a weekly COVID-19 cattle market update. This week’s speaker will be Dr. David Anderson, professor and Extension economist with the Department of Agricultural …
Beef production reached record levels during the first quarter of 2020 due to the largest number of cattle slaughtered for the quarter since 2002 and the heaviest dressed weights since 2016, according to …
Source: AgriLife Today | May 22, 2020
As the warm weather draws more and more Texans outdoors, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts want people to be …
Cow-Calf Corner is a weekly newsletter by the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Agency.
May 25, 2020
COVID-19 provokes turbulence in feedlots
By Derrell S. …
Source: Texas Animal Health Commission | May 22, 2020
Since May 8, 2020, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has received 4 new reports of vesicular …
Texas and Southwestern Association Special Ranger Larry Hand, District 13 in East Texas, reports a 2010 Polaris RAZR ATT/VTT, VIN #4XAXH76A2ADOX5590, was stolen from a Rusk County property on US Hwy 259 South at US …
America’s beef packers are slowly improving weekly harvest rates after the COVID-19 pandemic disruption to the supply chain. Last week USDA reported estimated slaughter at 499,000 head, which was about 14% higher than …
Changes to freshwater fishing regulations for 2020-21 season (scroll down for saltwater)
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopted multiple changes to the freshwater fishing regulations for …
Source: USDA Farm Service Agency | May 22, 2020
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will broaden the use of the Disaster Set-Aside (DSA) loan provision, normally …
Source: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/
Map released May 21, 2020 | Data valid: May 19, 2020
This week’s drought summary: The southern Plains, Mississippi Valley, Pacific coast …
Source: AgriLife Today | June 3, 2020
Texas’ watermelon growers in the Rio Grande Valley are getting excellent …
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Tommy Charbula, District 24 on the Gulf Coast, reports solar panels and equipment stolen from a location in Fort Bend County. The RPS200 solar unit with two …
Following recommended veterinary protocols is instrumental in promoting a healthy cow, healthy calf and healthy, productive cattle herd. (Photo by Todd Johnson, Oklahoma State University Agricultural Communications …
Beef processing is nearing year-ago capacity quicker than many experts predicted and Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist explains why in today’s Beef Buzz by the Radio Oklahoma Network.
We’ve made remarkable …
Packers have significantly reduced the number of cattle that they have contracted for delivery in the next few months. A number of factors have likely contributed to this: a) demand is highly uncertain and …
There are lots of keys to making high-quality forage, but few are more important than a fast dry down. Other than drying, only bad things happen to a forage crop between cutting and …
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Kenny Murchison, District 20 in Central Texas, reports a bull missing since early May from a property in south Caldwell County. The black Angus bull has …
Be ready for hurricane season, which begins this week. Today you can determine your personal hurricane risk, find out if you live in a hurricane evacuation zone, and review/update insurance policies. You can …
There have been a lot of questions about where specific groups of cattle fit into the categories outlined in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, or CFAP. USDA has provided some clarification as to …
The South continued to trade more cattle than the previous week. Three packers participated in the cash market with most cash trade in the range of $115 to $120. The North’s cash trade continued …
Source: Federation of State Beef Councils | June 2, 2020
State beef councils around the country are joining forces to invest state-controlled Beef Checkoff dollars in Beef. It’s What’s For …
Cattle processing challenges continue to limit the amount of beef available to consumers. While daily slaughter levels have consistently improved, they have yet to approach levels that would match slaughter-ready cattle supplies, let …
Source: USDA Farm Service Agency | May 28, 2020
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has designated Aransas County, Texas, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who …
Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | May 29, 2020
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) confirmed the presence of common salvinia on Lake Fork near …
Bahiagrass is a warm season perennial that grows in Texas. It spreads by J-shaped purplish rhizomes and seed. Bahiagrass can be very aggressive and take over quickly, especially in areas where competition is weak. Bahiagrass is very tolerant …