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Texas crop progress and condition for March 20
Most of the state received from trace amounts to 2 inches of precipitation last week, with areas of East Texas receiving up to 3 inches. Drought conditions ranged from none to exceptionally dry, with isolated parts of the Edwards Plateau, South Central Texas, and the Northern High Plains being the…
Cow-calf Corner: Benefits of estrus synchronization and artificial insemination
Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist Regardless of when your calving season occurs, manipulating the reproductive process of your cow herd can result in shorter breeding and calving seasons. Accordingly, more calves born earlier in the calving season result in an older, heavier, more uniform…
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Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Foundation announces the 2023 large animal veterinary scholarship recipients
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Foundation is proud to announce the selection of its 2023 large animal veterinary scholarship recipients. TSCRF awarded four $5,000 scholarships to students nearing completion of a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine. This year’s scholarship recipients include: Victoria Burns…
Cow-calf Corner: Feedlot inventories are falling: How far and how long?
Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist The latest USDA Cattle on Feed report showed March 1 feedlot inventories at 11.645 million head, down 4.5 percent year over year and the lowest March inventory since 2017. Placements in February were down 7.2 percent year over year and…
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Crime Watch: Goats and dog missing in McCulloch County
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Todd Jennings, District 26 in Central Texas, reports a Great Pyrenees dog, one Angora billy goat and 44 Angora nanny goats with underbit ear notches in the left ear missing west of Brady off US 190. The dog and goats were last…
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Texas, Oklahoma weekly livestock auction summaries for March 17
Texas Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Rain was a much needed sight at the end of the week, but bringing along colder temperatures and chance of snow in parts of the panhandle.…
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U.S. drought monitor and summary report for March 14
This week’s drought summary Two atmospheric river events struck California and portions of neighboring states, with the second arriving as the drought-monitoring period ended. Torrential rain in central California caused a levee break along the Pajaro River, flooding the community of Pajaro in Monterey County. Rain, along with melting of…
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Cow-calf Corner: Be prepared, wheat pasture bloat on the rise
Paul Beck, Oklahoma State University State Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition Specialist Last month we sent out an article “Watch for Wheat Pasture Bloat”. Since then we have been getting reports of bloat in calves grazing wheat and other small grain pastures. Growing conditions improved for these pastures that have been…
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Crime Watch: Mustang stolen near Winnie
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Mike Boone, District 23 in Southeast Texas, reports a mustang horse stolen from a pasture located off IH-10 near Winnie. The mustang is a 23-year-old bay colored mare and displays the mustang freeze brand on the left side of her neck. Involved…
Cow-calf Corner: Bovine Leukemia Virus
Barry Whitworth, DVM, OSU Extension Specialist, Department of Animal and Food Sciences Prevalence of Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV) appears to be changing in the United States. A recent study of cattle in eastern Kansas found that 42 out of 44 herds had at least one cow test positive for BLV.…