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“The road goes on forever and the party never ends,” at least that is what Robert Earle Keene sings about. I guess the same is true about the cattle industry and the challenges we meet each day....
As folks in Southeast Texas try to get back to normal in the aftermath of hurricane Ike, I would like to say “Thanks” to everyone who came to our aid in this crisis. It was truly amazing the outpouring of assistance, and the camaraderie that has evolved due to the destruction created by hurricane Ike....
Pounds of Calf Weaned per Female Exposed: How Do You Stack Up? Brandon Broyles Class of 2010 Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences A ranch economist friend of mine told me once that you can only manage what you measure....
I guess I might as well fess up right now! I’m the one responsible for proof reading the entire editorial for this issue of Southern Livestock. So if you find a typo here or there I guess it would be safe to assume it’s my mistake or you can let me off the hook and blame it on Daren McCutchen for not making the corrections that I found....
One of the most romantic stories in the lore of the Old West originated at Fort Davis. The tale has been told and retold in all media. And now it’s on the internet. It’s the story of Indian Emily and goes like this: In the late 1860s, an Apache female fell wounded in a skirmish between cavalry troops stationed at Fort Davis and her band....
“October Opportunities Abound For Area Farmers & Ranchers” As mid-October arrived much of the Coastal Bend was in need of a good soaking rain. Fortunately, the chance of scattered showers are in the forecast....
Lending a Helping Hand: A Look Back at Ike By Aaron Burbach 4th year Veterinary Student Texas A&M University As Hurricane Ike moved across the Gulf of Mexico, all Texans had concerns about the safety of their families and friends....
September was mostly about Hurricane Ike if you lived in the southern half of Texas. Throughout the month there were other happenings that had to do with other hurricanes, failures of financial markets, mortgage markets, governmental bailouts, presidential politics as well as the everyday, ongoing livestock marketing picture....
Good Management Skills Needed with Credit Crisis Farmers and ranchers are already feeling the effects of credit tightening across the country and need to take a hard look at their financial situation, said Texas AgriLife Extension Service economists....
These are uncertain times indeed. Today’s news seems to be filled with bail-outs, buy-outs, freeze-outs, close-outs, you name it. If you think you’re in the loop, you’re really out. If you want something, they’re out of it....
The Texas Rangers finally succeeded in eliminating gambling at Galve-ston’s famed Balinese Room in 1957, but it took a Category 2 hurricane to cashier the old casino-on-a-pier once and for all. Coming ashore on Galveston Island in the predawn hours of Sept....
The past two weeks have been a blur as ICA mobilized to aid the victims of Ike in Southeast Texas. Immediately after the hurricane had passed, all of the agriculture associations, Texas Department of Agriculture, the Texas Agrilife Extension Service, the Texas Animal Health Commission, the Gover-nor’s office and others met to assess the aftermath and begin action....
Normally you would see a newsletter from Peanut Gilfillian, our President, in this column. However, nothing has been normal for coastal residents since Hurricane Ike, and this is especially true for those in and around Chambers and Jefferson counties....
Chapter Happenings East Texas ICA By Nyanza Price The East Texas ICA had its regular scheduled meeting in September. The guest speaker was Chad Winn, Pfizer Animal Health Representative....
SESAME - A NEW CROP IN COASTAL BEND When the spring drought of this year resulted in more than 30,000 acres of cotton being failed, other cropping options were considered by local farmers....
The Cattlemen’s Ca-pitol Concerns (CCC) is a weekly report from Washington, D.C., giving an up-to-date summary of top policy initiatives concerning the cattle industry; direct from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA)....
I use to enjoy waking up in the morning, pour myself a cup of coffee, sit back and relax while reading the newspaper. It was indeed a daily ritual for me and as they say, one of the few things in life that didn’t cost me much....
One of Texas’ most impressive engineering feats is nothing but a hole in the ground today, an idea that tanked big time. In 1928, however, anything seemed possible. The newly discovered Hendricks field in Winkler County spouted 500 barrels a day and places like Pyote, Monahans and Wink became what one newspaper called “mushroom towns....
“Lower Coastal Bend Farmers Continue Harvest As Hurricane Ike Hits Upper Coast” Once again, the Lower Coastal Bend has avoided damage from a major hurricane. Twice this hurricane season Corpus Christi and surrounding communities have been sited near the center of the “cone of uncertainty” for the landfall prediction models and managed to avoid a hit, first from hurricane Dolly and most recently, from hurricane Ike....
All right, I admit it: I'm an auction junkie. If there's an auction somewhere in the general vicinity I'm there. Buying at auction is not only fun, it's smart. With costs of all kinds spiraling upwards it behooves all of us to lower our expenses and there is no better place to achieve this goal than at an auction....
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