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Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course Set For August 5-7
published: May 17th 2013 by: Blair Fannin source: Texas AgriLife
The 59th Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course is scheduled August 5-7 at Texas A&M University in College Station. “A lot of producers are wanting to know how long this current market cycle will last and how to go about herd expansion strategies in the future,” said Dr....
House Ag Committee Passes Farm Bill
published: May 16th 2013 source: KTIC
The House Ag Committee wasn't able to finish its farm bill markup quite as quickly as its Senate counterpart did on Tuesday. Still - Chairman Frank Lucas was pleased with the progress made when the committee had to break Wednesday afternoon for a Republican meeting and votes - and expressed confidence they would finish their work Wednesday night....
Superior Sells To National Livestock
published: May 11th 2013 source: Superior Livestock
Oklahoma City, OK May 10, 2013 -- National Livestock Credit is pleased to announce the purchase of Superior Livestock Auction, Inc. National Livestock and cattlemen from several states have formed a limited partnership to acquire Superior....
Senate Ag Committee Releases Draft Of Proposed Farm Bill
published: May 10th 2013 source: KTIC
The official committee print of the 2013 Farm Bill is now available on the Senate Agriculture Committee website. According to Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow - the bipartisan 2013 Farm Bill represents the most significant reform of American agriculture policy in decades....
Understanding why convenience traits are important and desired
published: May 9th 2013 by: David Kirkpatrick
Convenience traits are those cattle traits that contribute directly to savings in time, facilities, drugs and labor in a cow-calf enterprise. Some examples of these traits would be temperament, polledness, structural and udder soundness, disease and pest resistance, heat tolerance, doing or fleshing ability, mothering ability and calving ease....
ICA Convention to be held at the Lost Pines Resort
published: May 9th 2013 source: ICA of Texas
Independent Cattle-men’s Association of Texas will be hosting its 39th Annual Convention & Trade Show on June 26th-28th at the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort & Spa in Bastrop. We invite all to come and “Lose Yourself in the ICA Adventure”....
TSSA annual meeting set
published: May 9th 2013 source: Texas Simmental/Simbrah Association
TSSA will hold its annual meeting on Saturday afternoon June 15, 2013 at the Brazos County Expo Center in Bryan, Texas. This year’s meeting is being held in conjunction with the TJSSA Futurity, which runs from June 13-16, 2013 at the same location....
Tom to represent ASA
published: May 9th 2013 source: Texas Simmental/Simbrah Association
Ellen Tom will represent the American Simmental Association on the Young Cattlemen’s Conference Tour, May 29-June 27th. The tour, which will include young leaders in the beef industry from across the nation, will visit Denver, Chicago and Washington D....
Lipsey announces retirement
published: May 9th 2013 source: Texas Simmental/Simbrah Association
Bozeman, Montana-April 26, 2013-After 17 years of distinguished and exceptional service, Dr. Jerry Lipsey announced his retirement from the Ame-rican Simmental Associa-tion (ASA). Under his leadership, the ASA continued its role as the industry leader in multi-breed genetic evaluation and spearheaded the most successful carcass merit program ever conducted by any breed association....
Join us for the 2013 Texas Junior Simmental/Simbrah State Futurity
published: May 9th 2013 by: Callie Henly source: Texas Simmental/Simbrah Association
Howdy! Well juniors, it’s that time of the school year again for state testing, track meets, and, of course, graduation! That means summer 2013 is quickly approaching! Beach vacations, moving into dorm rooms and creating memories are on the horizon! However, at the 2013 Texas Junior Simmental Simbrah Association (TJSSA) State Futurity, I can promise an unforgettable summer ex-perience worthy of a “Rockstar”! I, Callie Henly, current TJSSA pre-sident and reigning queen, invite every junior Simbrah or Simmental exhibitor and enthusiast to the TJSSA State Futurity....
TJSSA State Futurity is set for June 13-16
published: May 9th 2013 source: Texas Simmental/Simbrah Association
The 2013 TJSSA State Futurity & Heifer Show will be held at the Brazos Expo Center in Bryan, Texas. The host hotel will be the Hilton in College Station, Texas. 1-800-HILTONS (ask for TJSSA room block)....
State Futurity entry and applications due May 15
published: May 9th 2013 source: Texas Simmental/Simbrah Association
The entry deadline for the State Futurity is May 15. Late entries are accepted up until check-in with a late fee. Director, queen/ sweetheart, Bronze Merit, and scholarship application deadlines are May 15 and these are strictly enforced....
State Futurity rule changes
published: May 9th 2013 source: Texas Simmental/Simbrah Association
The age limit in the junior division has been lowered to include exhibitors who are eight years old as of January 1. The rule now reads “To compete in the Junior Division, a contestant must be 8 years old as of January 1, 2013, and not have reached their 14th birthday prior to January 1, 2013....
Sympathies to Ryan Family
published: May 9th 2013 source: Texas Simmental/Simbrah Association
Connis Ryan, of Bellville, Texas, passed away April 21, 2013, in a Bren-ham nursing facility. She was born October 22, 1929, in Austin, Texas. The dau-ghter of Arthur and Ethe-lee (Strickland) Knight, she grew up in California and attended school in Califor-nia, and Port Arthur, Texas....
TSSA welcomes new members
published: May 9th 2013 source: Texas Simmental/Simbrah Association
TSSA would like to welcome two new families to our association and look forward to working with them in the future. They include: Newman Cattle Company J.R. and Megan Newman P.O. Box 441 Frankston, Texas 75763 They were encouraged to join by TSSA member, Danny Neely....
April’s weather damages peach crop
published: May 9th 2013 by: Robert Burns
COLLEGE STATION – What some have termed “crazy weather” appears to have cut potential peach yields by three-fourths or more in the major production areas of the state, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horticulturist....
Annual Luling Foundation Field Day slated for May 16
published: May 9th 2013
LULING – The 86th annual Luling Foundation Field Day will be held May 16, starting in the Luling Foundation Demonstration Barn, 523 South Mulberry Avenue. The field day is free and open to those involved in agriculture and agribusiness, said event coordinators....
Pressure Is On Livestock Producers
published: May 9th 2013 by: H. Scott Hurd, DVM source: Iowa State University
There are many pressures on livestock farmers today. Many of these pressures are not the typical economic and resource challenges faced by all businesses, but additional political pressures related to antibiotic use in food production....
Senate Could Move Quickly On Farm Bill
published: May 8th 2013 source: KTIC
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had already stated he wants to the Senate to take up the farm bill this month. With Congress scheduled to begin the Memorial Day recess on May 24th - that doesn't leave much time to move the bill to the floor....
NYC School Goes All Vegetarian For Lunches
published: May 7th 2013 by: Elizabeth Chuck source: NBC News
Braised black beans and plantains. Tofu roasted in Asian sesame sauce. Falafel and cucumber salad. These aren't menu items from a high-end restaurant; they're lunchtime grub for students at a Flushing, Queens, public school's all-vegetarian cafeteria, the first in New York City to nix meat and believed to be one of the first public school in the nation to serve only vegetarian fare....
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