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COLLEGE STATION - - Extraordinary cool and wet weather continued to bog down all field work and delay corn planting in most of the state, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service statewide agronomist. More ... Foreign investors with an interest in agricultural lands in the United States are required to report their holdings and any transactions to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, according to Darvin L. Collins, County Executive Director of the Houston/ Leon/Madison County Farm Service Agency. More ... Do you remember seeing all the pictures and reading in the newspapers about Kids’ Camps last summer? In case you didn’t know, most of these were provided through our local county extension office. Kids were provided with day camp activities to enrich their summer. They were excited to be fishing, gardening, cooking, and learning about future project opportunities with 4-H. More ... Most cattle producers know that the textbook gestation length of beef cattle is 283 days. Most also realize that biology is variable, and predicting the exact day of natural birth in most mamma- lian species is very difficult to do. However, some producers seem to forget these biological laws when using new technology in their breeding programs. More ... The Texas Agrilife Extension Service in Leon County will host a Private Applicator Training on April 23, 2010. Participants must preregister in the Texas Agrilife Extension office on or before April 21, 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 ... some wethers and bucklings deadline March 12th. Late CV RS It went wel l for some, not so good for others. Terry Rife of Murvaul Creek Boers brought 4, 3 bucks and a doe and took one buck home. Sue Fuller of Carleton Ranch brought 5, CONI Doc and 2 does and 2 doelings. Our Prez, Gary Tugwell bought Doc and Sue sold one of the % does. More ... AUSTIN – (March 8, 2010) For the week ending March 6, feeder cattle prices at Texas auctions were mostly $2 to $5 higher per hundredweight with a few sales to $10 higher and some steady to $2 lower. Wet pastures and muddy roads continued to hamper livestock movement and limited supplies at local sale barns. Fed cattle prices were up slightly. More ... |
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