http://www.leoncountytoday.com/ en-us http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/Texas_crop_weather.html <img src="http://www.leoncountytoday.com/sites/www.leoncountytoday.com/files/images/2012-02-07/25p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="25p1.jpg" title="25p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="150" height="130" /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Robert Burns </div> </div> </div> <p>COLLEGE STATION &ndash; Ironically, fears of another drought may result in fewer irrigated and more dryland cotton acres in the Texas High Plains this year, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert.</p><p><a href="http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/Texas_crop_weather.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/Texas_crop_weather.html#comments 2012-02-07 Farm and Ranch News Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:20:46 +0000 33464 at http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/TDA_Market_Recap_January_30_2012.html <p>AUSTIN &ndash; (Jan. 30, 2012) For the week ending Jan. 28, feeder cattle prices at the Texas locations covered by USDA Market News were mostly steady to $5 higher per hundredweight, with a few to $10 higher. Texas direct feeder sales were steady to $4 higher. Oklahoma City was mostly $2 to $4 higher on feeder cattle, steady to $4 lower on steer calves and $1 to $4 higher on heifer calves.</p><p><a href="http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/TDA_Market_Recap_January_30_2012.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/TDA_Market_Recap_January_30_2012.html#comments 2012-02-07 Farm and Ranch News Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:20:46 +0000 33465 at http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/Buffalo_Livestock_Report.html <img src="http://www.leoncountytoday.com/sites/www.leoncountytoday.com/files/images/2012-02-07/27p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="27p1.jpg" title="27p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="150" height="11" /><p><span style="font-weight: bold">Sale Date: 2-4-12</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Head Count: 475</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Last Week: 636</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Sellers: 96</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Buyers: 46</span><br/>Cutter Cows......................62-88<br/>Fat Cows...........................</br/></br/></br/></br/></br/></br/></p><p><a href="http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/Buffalo_Livestock_Report.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/Buffalo_Livestock_Report.html#comments 2012-02-07 Farm and Ranch News Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:20:47 +0000 33467 at http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/Brazos_Valley_Livestock_Report.html <img src="http://www.leoncountytoday.com/sites/www.leoncountytoday.com/files/images/2012-02-07/28p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="28p1.jpg" title="28p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="150" height="11" /><p><span style="font-weight: bold">Date of Sale: 1-31-12</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Total Receipts: 437</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Previous Week: ----</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Total Sellers: 103</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Total Buyers: 42</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Feeder Steers- Med/Large #1</span><br/>200-300......</br/></br/></br/></br/></br/></br/></p><p><a href="http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/Brazos_Valley_Livestock_Report.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/Brazos_Valley_Livestock_Report.html#comments 2012-02-07 Farm and Ranch News Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:20:47 +0000 33469 at http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/ANDERSON_CO_LIVESTOCK_REPORT.html <p><span style="font-weight: bold">Date of Sale: 2-1-12</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Head Count: 162</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Buyers: 31</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Sellers: 43</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Steers/Bull Calves &amp; Yearlings</span><br/>200-300.......................</br/></br/></br/></br/></br/></p><p><a href="http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/ANDERSON_CO_LIVESTOCK_REPORT.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/ANDERSON_CO_LIVESTOCK_REPORT.html#comments 2012-02-07 Farm and Ranch News Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:20:47 +0000 33470 at http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/Groesbeck_Livestock_Report.html <img src="http://www.leoncountytoday.com/sites/www.leoncountytoday.com/files/images/2012-02-07/30p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="30p1.jpg" title="30p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="150" height="11" /><p><span style="font-weight: bold">Date of Sale: 2-2-12</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Head Count: 533</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Sellers: 107</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Buyers: 50</span><br/>Cut/Boner.........................78-82<br/>Canner Cow......................68-73<br/>Breaker Utility Com Cow............85-92<br/>Thin Cows........................</br/></br/></br/></br/></br/></br/></br/></p><p><a href="http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/Groesbeck_Livestock_Report.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/Groesbeck_Livestock_Report.html#comments 2012-02-07 Farm and Ranch News Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:20:47 +0000 33472 at http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/East_Texas_Livestock_Report.html <img src="http://www.leoncountytoday.com/sites/www.leoncountytoday.com/files/images/2012-02-07/31p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="31p1.jpg" title="31p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="150" height="11" /><p><span style="font-weight: bold">Date: 1-31-12</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Volume: 602</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Tested: 161</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Sellers: 121</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Total Buyers: 62</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Packer Buyers: 5</span><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Order Buyers: 13</span</span></br/></br/></br/></br/></br/></br/></p><p><a href="http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/East_Texas_Livestock_Report.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/East_Texas_Livestock_Report.html#comments 2012-02-07 Farm and Ranch News Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:20:47 +0000 33474 at http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/East_Texas_Fruit_and_Vegetable_Conference_set_for_.html <img src="http://www.leoncountytoday.com/sites/www.leoncountytoday.com/files/images/2012-02-07/32p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="32p1.jpg" title="32p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="150" height="95" /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Robert Burns </div> </div> </div> <p>TYLER &mdash; Despite recent rains, drought &ndash; and water-use restrictions &ndash; are far from history in East Texas, and fruit and vegetable growers will need to plan accordingly in 2012, said Texas AgriLife Extension Service experts.</p><p><a href="http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/East_Texas_Fruit_and_Vegetable_Conference_set_for_.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.leoncountytoday.com/news/2012-02-07/Farm_and_Ranch_News/East_Texas_Fruit_and_Vegetable_Conference_set_for_.html#comments 2012-02-07 Farm and Ranch News Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:20:48 +0000 33477 at