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USCA (February 5, 2010) - The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) today applauded Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will undertake actions to further strengthen its animal disease prevention and response capabilities under a new, flexible framework for disease traceability in the U.S. More ... What happens when bad weather hits in January? The Southwestern Livestock Exposition in Fort Worth of course! Leon County 4-H had great representation at the Fort Worth Stock Show. Leon County 4-H members competed in the Junior Breeding Beef Heifer and Steer Shows. The 4-H and FFA members this year worked very hard and prepared very well for the show. More ... Interest in producing vegetables and fruits in personal gardens has continued to grow through recent years. The Master Gardeners in Leon County and Bo Bo’s Nursery will host a Basic Gardening Seminar from 10a.m. to 12noon on Friday, Feb. 26, at Bo Bo’s Nursery. More ... FORT WORTH, TEXAS -- Reagan Read of Marquez, Texas, a Buffalo FFA member, was among the winners in the Calf Scramble event during the February 1, 2010 evening performance of the Rodeo at the 114th edition of the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show. Parents of the winner are Mike and Alice Read. Sponsor for Reagans’s effort is Gary and Kelly Herta of Arlington, Texas. More ... I was struggling to find a topic for this article when a child in an Agriculture Awareness Program at the Ft Worth Stock Show inadvertently gave me an idea. They had seen a similar program at the State Fair of Texas during the fall semester, during that program the presenters do projects with pumpkins because it is timely for Halloween and Thanksgiving. More ... Lockhart, Texas – Wesley Ratcliff, a cattle rancher near Oakwood, a small community about 60 miles southwest of Tyler, has been appointed to the Texas State Committee for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). More ... The Texas Agrilife Extension Service in Leon County will host a Private Applicator Training on March 5, 2010. Participants must preregister in the Texas Agrilife Extension office on or before March 1, 2010. The training will begin with sign in from 8:00am to 8:30am in the Leon County Annex Grand Activity Room. Following the training Mr. More ... AUSTIN – (Feb. 1, 2010) For the week ending Jan. 30, feeder cattle price trends at Texas auctions were mixed, with sales early in the week mostly steady to $2 per hundredweight higher and later sales steady to $3 lower. Wet conditions in some areas, wintry weather on the High Plains, lower grain prices and lower stock markets all impacted the feeder cattle market. More ... |
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