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When it comes to ranching, our pastures, forages and rangeland are our life’s blood. Search these archives for information pertaining to weed control, brush control and maintaining the proper balance of nutrients in our soils. Read about the qualities of different varieties of grasses like Bermuda, Bahia and Fescue—and so much more.
Recent Rains Bring Optimism For Growers
published: January 31st 2012 by: William Pack source: MySA.com
Recent showers have provided a boost for both plants and the spirits of area farmers that had been deflated by a record-breaking drought. “It's 100 times better than last year, or it seems like it....
NRCS Announces Sign-up Period for Conservation Stewardship Program
published: December 15th 2011 source: NRCS
TEMPLE, TEXAS, December 14, 2011 - USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist Salvador Salinas announced January 13, 2012 as the first ranking cut-off period for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)....
Weed growth to be expected after drought and wildfires
published: November 25th 2011 by: Kay Ledbetter
By Kay Ledbetter Hay imported from other regions of the U.S. could have seeds from invasive weeds hitchhiking along that will cause producers problems later. Those are the thoughts of Dr. Barron Rector, Texas AgriLife Extension Service range specialist....
Hay Hotline Offers Tool For Drought Stricken Ranchers
published: November 3rd 2011 source: TDA
As ranchers try desperately to feed and save their herds in the wake of the worst one-year drought in Texas history, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples today announced the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Hay Hotline now lists 1,082 hay producers from 42 states selling forage....
Avoiding drought management
published: October 28th 2011 by: Joe C. Paschal source: Texas AgriLife Extension Service
With the exception of some scattered rains (some pretty heavy but all at once) in parts of Texas, the southwest and parts of the southeast are still either very dry or are going to get that way very soon again....
Texas cattle producers exploring option of feeding whole cotton plants
published: October 28th 2011 by: Blair Fannin
COLLEGE STATION – Texas beef producers are exploring the use of whole cotton plants as a protein source for cattle due to extreme drought conditions, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert....
USDA Announces Disaster Assistance Sign Up For 2010 Crop Losses
published: October 27th 2011 source: USDA
USDA Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting Executive Director James B. Douglass announced that the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program enrollment for 2010 crop year losses begins November 14, 2011....
USDA Authorizes Emergency Grazing of CRP Acres
published: October 21st 2011
(COLLEGE STATION, TX) – October 19, 2011 - USDA Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting Executive Director James B. Douglass today announced that in response to drought conditions, the Texas FSA State Committee authorized emergency grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for 92 Texas counties effective November 1, 2011, for the fiscal year (FY) 2012 winter/spring period....
Tools to figure actual value of hay
published: September 30th 2011 by: Robert Wells source: Noble Foundation
The drought of 2011 is set to go down in the record books as one of the most severe in history. Most livestock producers in the Southern Great Plains have not been able to put up enough hay to meet their requirements in a normal growing season, let alone during a drought when they will have to start feeding hay earlier in the year....
Range Management Strategies For Current Drought
published: August 25th 2011 by: Blair Fannin source: Texas AgrilLife
COLLEGE STATION – A gripping drought has many Texas pastures used for cattle production becoming less and less populated with forage. To deter permanent damage to the rangeland, it’s better to take action now rather than later, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service forage specialist....
Pastures Will Need Time To Recover
published: August 19th 2011
STILLWATER, Okla. – Though many warm-season grass pastures are dormant this time of year, the extended drought has reduced normal forage production somewhere near 70 percent of the usual seasonal total....
Rethinking Nitrate and Prussic Acid Quick Tests
published: August 17th 2011 by: Clay Wright source: Noble Foundation
One of the articles archived on the Agricultural Division's Web site addresses nitrate and prussic acid poisoning. It was written during the dry years in the late 1990s. At the end of the original article were links to "quick" tests for nitrate and prussic acid accumulation for use on fresh plant material in the field....
Producers Need To Pay Attention To Prussic Acid Levels
published: August 4th 2011 by: Blair Fannin source: AgriLife Communications
COLLEGE STATION – Livestock producers can quickly lose animals if they fail to carefully monitor forages as the Texas drought continues, according to a toxicology expert from the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory....
USDA Sends Congress Message: Crop Insurance Vital
published: July 21st 2011 by: William J. Murphy source: USDA
“Crop insurance is a vital part of the farm safety net and has become an integral part of business life for a large majority of American farmers and ranchers,” said USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) Administrator William J....
Lots Of Cattle Going To Market In Oklahoma Due To Drought
published: June 30th 2011 source: Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY — Nearly 13,000 head of cattle were sold at the Oklahoma National Stockyards this week, an increase of more than 50 percent over the 8,000 head normally sold at this time of year, according to the Oklahoma National Stockyards....
More Counties Added To CRP Grazing List
published: June 18th 2011 source: USDA
(COLLEGE STATION, TX) - In response to drought conditions, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) authorized emergency grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for an additional two Texas counties effective immediately....
USDA Authorizes CRP Grazing In 11 Additional Texas Counties
published: June 3rd 2011 source: USDA
(COLLEGE STATION, TX) – June 02, 2011 - In response to drought conditions, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) authorized emergency grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for an additional 11 Texas counties effective immediately....
USDA Authorizes Emergency Grazing Options
published: May 20th 2011 source: Independent Cattlemen’s Association
In response to drought conditions as well as recent wildfires that destroyed forage acres, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) authorized emergency grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres in 27 Texas counties effective May 12, 2011....
Spring in the Hill Country is prime time for spread of deadly oak wilt disease
published: April 15th 2011
The big, beautiful live oaks that line your street and shade your home aren’t indefensible. There’s a silent killer that at this very moment could be creeping down your block, one yard at a time....
Center Provides Detailed Maps For Ranchers And Landowners
published: April 13th 2011 by: Paul Schattenberg source: Texas Agri Extension
UVALDE – While it can be difficult and expensive to acquire a detailed, up-to-date habitat map, the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Uvalde has begun producing them for South and Central Texas ranchers and landowners at a lower cost and in detail comparable to commercial maps....
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