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Agriculture January 20, 2009  RSS feed
TDA Market Recap January 12, 2009
      AUSTIN - (Jan. 12, 2009) For the week ending Jan. 10, 2009, feeder cattle prices at Texas auctions were higher than pre-holiday levels by $4 to $8 per hundredweight. Fed cattle prices declined by almost $3 as stagnant beef prices, tight processor margins and fluctuating grain markets pressured prices.
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Pesticide Applicator Re-Certification Training planned for January 30th
      Mark your calendar for the Annual Texas Agrilife Extension Pesticide Applicator Re-Certification Training to be held on January 30, 2009 at the First United Methodist Church in Centerville, Texas. Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m., followed by the program from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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CEM-Infected Stallion Confirmed in Texas
      The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) reports that laboratory tests have confirmed that a stallion in Texas is infected with contagious equine metritis (CEM), a highly contagious venereal disease of horses.
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Goat Gossip
Freestone County Goat Breeders Association
      How much is FREE worth to you? When I'm asked by an acquaintance about this column and how much I'm paid to write it, the first thing I do is give a good chuckle. I get a good laugh to myself because I know what most folks reaction will be to my answer. Most people's first reaction is "well, why do you do it then?'.
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