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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....
Over My Shoulder
published: March 5th 2010 by: J.D. Sartwelle, Jr.
The short month of the year is now over and from the standpoint of weather, most want to see it over with. From the markets standpoint most would like to see February prices hang around for a good while....
Executive Director’s Report...
published: March 5th 2010 by: Bill Hyman source: ICA Of Texas
I just finished attending another meeting at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) concerning the disposal of unused pharmaceutical drugs. The federal government has mandated that the TCEQ survey the users of pharmaceuticals to determine how the unused drugs are disposed....
President’s Address...
published: March 5th 2010 by: Rosalee Coleman source: ICA Of Texas
I was listening to Bill O’Reilly on Fox radio tonight as I drove home, and I was very pleased to hear him mention the animal activists in a critical way. He was speaking of how they are campaigning to have chickens gassed to death at slaughter, and what they really want is for us all to eat broccoli....
Cattleman’s Capitol Concerns
published: March 5th 2010 source: NCBA
Congressional Members, Livestock Groups Hold Educational Briefings on Antibiotics On Tuesday, livestock and poultry groups hosted educational briefings on Capitol Hill to share the facts about the importance of tools like antibiotics in raising healthy food animals....
The Texas Side Of Things...
published: February 19th 2010 by: Jim Banner
Each year we always seem to get excited about the upcoming San Antonio All Breed Sale because of the potential impact it has on the bull and replacement female market in Texas. The travel time to screen the cattle, the meetings to plan our promotions, contacting the sponsors, ordering the awards, lining up the caterer, plan the penning of the cattle and so many other things that you might not think of when you attend the sale....
Texas Tales
published: February 19th 2010 by: MIke Cox
Thanks to digital technology and search engines it’s easier than ever today to read and admire the work of a vanished journalistic breed – the paragrapher. “Paragrapher” is an archaic term for someone who wrote fillers (usually one-sentence trivia items or jokes) and other short pieces for newspapers back in the day when they were produced with hot metal....
Farm & Ranch Happenings
published: February 19th 2010 by: Harvey Buehring
“Speak Softly and Carry A Big Thunder-Stick” Mr. Skaggs and Mr. Vernie were like a lot of the old-time farmers and ranchers who grew up during the depression years of the 1930's....
Feedlot Report
published: February 19th 2010 by: Dr. Marcus A. Hoelscher
Feedyards managers reported that performance of cattle finished in January was generally satisfactory for this time frame. However, managers point out that winter feeding conditions will slow performance and increase cost of production in future months....
AgriLife Tips-Horse Pasture 101
published: February 19th 2010 source: Texas AgriLife Extension Service
HORSE PASTURE 101 With all of the recent rainfall, I have seen some situations in which horses that are penned in small lots are standing in water, instead of grass, and we all know that is not a good thing! This brings me to the point of this discussion, how much land area does it take to support a horse, without destroying the grass in the pasture? Horses tend to be hard on pastures for a few reasons....
Cattlemen’s Capitol Concerns
published: February 19th 2010 source: NCBA
NCBA Urges Congress to Examine the Science in the Discussion of Antibiotics Kansas State Univer-sity's (KSU) Michael Apley, a veterinary clinical pharmacologist, traveled to Capitol Hill yesterday with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) to educate lawmakers and their staff about the use of antibiotics in the beef industry....
Just Your Standard Bull
published: February 5th 2010 by: Michael Sturgess
The year 2009 was indeed a challenging year for many. A two-year drought, a decline in market prices, and a failing economy all contributed to a year that most would like to forget. We too felt the pinch of those conditions....
Texas Tales
published: February 5th 2010 by: MIke Cox
Happy belated Jackson Day! Congress never formalized it as a federal holiday, but once upon a time, Texans and the rest of the nation celebrated January 8 as Jackson Day. It was something of a winter-time Fourth of July, with plenty of flag waving and patriotic speechifying but no fireworks....
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