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Executive Director’s Report...
published: April 30th 2010 source: ICA Of Texas
It is hard to concentrate with all of the hammering and drilling that goes along with a new roof. After many years of fighting leaks and repairing holes the new roof will be greatly appreciated and, hopefully, it will last longer than the last one....
President’s Address...
published: April 30th 2010 by: Rosalee Coleman source: ICA Of Texas
Last month the tragic death of an Arizona rancher brought home to us the ever-increasing danger at our borders. This could have happened near El Paso, Laredo, or even Eagle Pass. ICA wrote a letter to Janet Napolitano, head of Homeland Security, and asked her to take measures to increase surveillance of our borders to stop the drug wars in Mexico from spilling over into the United States....
Chapter Happenings...
published: April 30th 2010 source: ICA Of Texas
East Texas ICA By Opal Oliver ETICA held its monthly meeting April 13, 2010. Our guest speaker was LaCresha Dale, County Executive Director, USDA Farm Service Agency, Anderson County....
The Texas Side Of Things
published: April 16th 2010 by: Jim Banner
Can you believe April is already here! It seems as though only a couple of weeks ago I was finishing up with the San Antonio All Breed Sale and now I’m finishing up my income taxes. The scary part is that before I know it Christmas will be here and the end of 2010 will only be memory…hopefully a good memory! Special years like this one, when Texas is blessed with abundant moisture, the wild flowers flourish all across our great state....
Texas Tales
published: April 16th 2010 by: MIke Cox
When the bluebonnets bloomed in Texas in 1837, the former Mexican province had been independent for a year. On March 3, the day after the first anniversary of Texas’ declaration of independence at Washington-on-the-Brazos, President Andrew Jackson appointed a charge d’affaires to the newly U....
Farm & Ranch Happenings
published: April 16th 2010 by: Harvey Buehring
“Cotton Market Improvements Prompt Acreage Increases In South Texas” Springtime in South Texas has been wonderful thus far, despite the fact that March and the first half of April were relatively dry....
Over My Shoulder
published: April 16th 2010 by: J.D. Sartwelle, Jr.
March is gone and if the beginning of spring hasn’t reached you yet, it soon will. March started wet, began to grow, got kicked in the foot, cause winter didn’t want to quit; but longer days and the tilt of the earth will soon warm us up and we’ll sure nuff see growing weather ahead of us....
Feedlot Report
published: April 16th 2010 by: Dr. Marcus A. Hoelscher
Severe winter feeding conditions continued to reduce performance of cattle and increase production costs. When compared to the previous month, daily gains were reduced, feed conversions and cost of gains were higher....
Just Your Standard Bull
published: April 2nd 2010 by: Michael Sturgess
Google the phrase Social Media, and you will get the Wikipedia definition that reads “Social media is media designed to be disseminated through social interaction, created using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques....
Texas Tales
published: April 2nd 2010 by: MIke Cox
Dust, bawling cattle, hell-raising cowboys and trains a half-mile long – that was Barnhart in the 1920s and ‘30s. Once a bustling if miniature version of Fort Worth, this unincorporated Irion County town is mighty quiet these days....
Farm & Ranch Happenings
published: April 2nd 2010 by: Harvey Buehring
Will April Keep The Spring Green and Growing? This year’s Easter Sunday was enjoyable once again. Of course, we should rejoice in the fact that it is a blessed holy day no matter what the weather conditions....
Executive Director’s Report
published: April 2nd 2010 by: Bill Hyman source: ICA Of Texas
Sometimes in life you just get a breath of fresh air out of nowhere, and it makes you realize how lucky we are. Last week I was a speaker at the Texas State University Freeman Ranch Field Day discussing the economics of ranching with the agriculture students....
Independent Cattlemen’s Association Of Texas President’s Address
published: April 2nd 2010 by: Rosalee Coleman
I didn’t intend to talk about HSUS again this month, but I do have a particle of good news, so I want to share it. A racketeering lawsuit accusing the HSUS of corruption has been filed by Feld Entertainment and the Ringling Brother Circus....
Cattlemen’s Capitol Concerns
published: April 2nd 2010 source: NCBA
Support Moran-Blunt Resolution to Increase Access to U.S. Beef in Japan The National Cattle-men's Beef Association (NCBA) encourages members of the House to sign on to a resolution by Reps....
Texas Tales
published: March 19th 2010 by: MIke Cox
Nothing’s perfect, but occasionally a good writer manages to arrange the literary building blocks we call words, sentences and paragraphs in such a way as to surprise and please the reader. An excellent example is a 198-word item that appeared in the Meridian Tribune at some point in 1902 -- the month and day of publication were not given in a recent reprinting of the piece....
Farm & Ranch Happenings
published: March 19th 2010 by: Harvey Buehring
“Along with Spring Optimism comes Choices” Texas annual major livestock shows are wrapping up. Trees are leafing out. Wild flowers are showing their vibrant colors along the roadways....
Cattlemen’s Capitol Concerns
published: March 19th 2010 source: NCBA
NCBA Commends Senators Johanns and Lincoln for Bipartisan Resolution on Beef Trade with Japan The National Cattle-men's Beef Association (NCBA) applauds Senators Mike Johanns (R-Neb....
Feedlot Report
published: March 19th 2010 by: Dr. Marcus A. Hoelscher
Feedyard managers reported that severe winter conditions have reduced performance of cattle and increased production costs. When compared to the previous month daily gains were reduced, feed conversions and cost of gains were higher....
Texas Tales
published: March 5th 2010 by: MIke Cox
The flashlight beams crisscrossed in the darkness as the young men and women made their way through the thick post oaks. Ernie May, who worked in the drug store at Breckenridge’s Burch Hotel, his wife and some of their friends were camping on Hubbard Creek off the old Canyon Road southwest of town....
Farm & Ranch Happenings
published: March 5th 2010 by: Harvey Buehring
“Old Mesquites Agree With The Yankees’ Groundhog - More Winter Is In Store” Last winter South Texas was dry as a desert. This winter it is as boggy as a swamp....
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