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AUSTIN - (May 11, 2009) For the week ending May 9, 2009, feeder cattle price trends at Texas auctions were mixed, with most locations steady to $5 higher per hundredweight and some steady to $2 lower. Fed cattle prices were lower following a drop in beef values. Cotton prices continue to rise on the prospects that an economic recovery will increase demand. More ... The recent hit movie, "The Assassination of Jesse James," stirred more than a passing interest in East Texas, especially in Collin, Grayson, Hood and Leon counties. In 1863, during the Civil War, William Clark Quantrill led his guerillas from Missouri to winter quarters in north East Texas. Among the men who rode with him were Jesse and Frank James. More ... Four more to go…… Boy, it has been a whirlwind two weeks. Seventeen pregnannies have kidded 33 kids with 3 death losses and one bottle baby, who is visiting with Ms. Helen and eating and growing like a weed. Thirteen doelings and seventeen bucklings. More ... AUSTIN — The Texas Department of Agriculture is requesting proposals for projects designed to enhance food safety and human health through the consumption and use of specialty crops, such as fruits, vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts and nursery plants. More ... Austin, Texas - The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) today applauded the Texas Legislature for their final approval of a bill to increase the penalty for livestock theft in Texas. More ... Austin, TX // In a recent issue, Capitol Inside named local State Representative Jim Dunnam the third most powerful member of the Texas House. Behind only the House Speaker and the Chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, Rep. More ... |
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