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Las Lomas Ranch Inc, Buffalo, Texas, owns one bull listed in the 2009 Fall Sire Evaluation Report published by the American Angus Association ® in Saint Joseph, Mo. Issued in both the spring and fall, the new report features the latest performance information available on 6,305 sires, and is currently accessible at www.angussiresearch. com. More ... All Leon County 4-H and FFA Members wishing to show lamb or goat projects at the Major Spring 2009 Shows in Texas need to order tags by contacting the Texas Agrilife Extension Service at 903.536.2531 by August 24, 2009. Each tag will cost $10.00 and the tags will not be ordered until payment is received. Extension programs serve of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. More ... Where have you gone, John Wayne? I grew up in a much simpler time than a lot of the young folks today. Back when televisions were black and white, air conditioners were still nearly a new thing, and walking or riding our bikes to the store without an escort or even permission was still permitted. We watched Gunsmoke, Rawhide, and 12 O’clock High on TV and played Cowboys ‘n Indians and Superman outside in the heat and the cold. You know, out side of the house! More ... Several recent events have combined to pique my interest in promoting rainwater harvesting as an alternative source of water for landscape irrigation. The 2008 drought forced several area municipalities and rural water districts to place restrictions on the use of water for irrigating landscape plantings and home gardens. This should concern every gardener as demand for water is only projected to increase while ground water reserves are projected to decrease. More ... COLLEGE STATION – During the next few decades this year's summer of 100-plus temperatures and parched soils may represent the norm, not the exception, for much of Texas, said a climatology expert. However, this winter could be wetter, thanks to an El Niño currently building in the Pacific, but the longterm trend suggests more hot and dry summers, said Dr. Gerald North, professor of atmospheric sciences and oceanography at Texas A&M University. El Niño generally produces wet winters for the south, from Florida to Texas, he said. More ... AUSTIN – (July 13, 2009) For the week ending July 11, 2009, feeder cattle prices at Texas auctions were mostly steady to $4 higher per hundredweight, with a few locations $2 lower. Fed cattle cash prices declined to pre-holiday levels following several weeks of steady to lower beef prices. Cotton prices were higher for the week, boosted by a smaller U.S. crop and prospects for improved global demand. Corn and grain sorghum prices fell on expectations for expanded corn production and increased harvest-time supplies pressured wheat markets. More ... |
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