Goat Gossip
Freestone County Goat Breeders Association
Submitted by Fred Vandermartin
      Blown Away II I'm just gonna rename all of the sales that the FCGBA has from now on to Blown Away, then the appropriate roman numeral, just like the Super Bowl and Wrestlemania.
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'Shining Star Vineyard' takes root in Buffalo
By Vanessa Goodwyn
      John and Karen Noles may be some of the newest residents of Buffalo, but there is no doubt that they plan to put down roots here in Leon County. As a matter of fact, they have already started to do so. The couple spent several months this winter planting grapevines for their new endeavor, Shining Star Vineyard.
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Livestock Reports
     
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TDA Market Recap March 9, 2009
      AUSTIN - (March. 9, 2009) For the week ending March 7, 2009, feeder cattle prices at Texas auctions were again uneven and up and down the board, from $4 lower to mostly steady to $7 higher. Fed cattle cash prices were near unchanged. Uncertainties about future beef demand and volatile grain prices pressured cattle markets.
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Texas producers hit hard by drought Economic impact over $550 million
      Fort Worth, Texas -Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association President Jon Means released the following statement today after the Texas AgriLife Extension Service released a drought impact report estimating the current economic impact of the drought to Texas livestock producers at $569 million.
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