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Over seventy participants signed up for the Texas Cattlemen's Trail Ride on Saturday, according to secretary Martha Laird. The riders and wagons covered a 13-mile circle ride through some of most scenic back roads of Leon County. Beginning at the Nelson Ranch on Brushy Cemetery Road, they travelled to the Flo Mall (okay, the Flo Store) by lunchtime. More ... Journalism skills met agriculture when a team of five BHS students traveled to Lubbock this weekend to compete in the State Agricultural Communications Career Development event. More ... COLLEGE STATION - - The flooding may be over, but it seems like it's raining weeds down in Texas, according to reports from Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. A combination of factors from a wet winter to lower fertility rates on improved pastures are behind the extra heavy flush of weeds this year, they say. More ... Congratulations to the Oakwood Ag Mechanics team! They have done it again! The kids in Wesley Henson's Ag Mechanics class restored a 1951 Farmall Super C farm tractor this year. They entered it in the East Texas Tractor Show held in Canton, Texas on April 9 and 10. The students' hard work paid off when they won the FFA “Outstanding Display Award." 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 ... 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 ... One of the most common subjects that Extension Agents are asked about each spring is weed control in pastures. Devising a strategy for effective weed control depends on many factors including weed species and growth stage, weed density, soil fertility, pH, forage type, stocking rate or forage requirements, and proximity to sensitive crops. More ... Austin, Texas - Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) President Dave Scott testified today before the Texas House Committee on Natural Resources regarding groundwater ownership. More ... AUSTIN – (April 12, 2010) For the week ending April 10, feeder cattle prices at Texas auctions were mostly $1 to $5 higher per hundredweight with some sales to $10 higher. Higher fed cattle prices and continued good demand for cattle for summer grazing contributed to the increase. More ... Do you have a place in Leon County with an extremely heavy infestation of grassburr? DuPont and Texas Agrilife Extension Service in Leon County wants to put out a trial, but we need a thick stand of grassburr. We would need no more than 1/4 acre, but would need it all season and possibly next year. More ... Sale Date: 4-17-10 Head Count: 1737 Last Week: 1688 Sellers: 207 Buyers: 60 Cutter Cows...................56-68.5 Fat Cows........................56-68.5 Canner Cows.....................43-64 Slaughter Bulls Steady/Down Heavy Bulls..................... More ... Date of Sale: 4-6-10 Total Receipts: 1024 Previous Week: 757 Total Sellers: 140 Total Buyers: 61 Feeder Steers- Med/Large #1 200-300.......................... 130-149 300-400.......................... 125-145 400-500.......................... More ... Date of Sale: 4-15-10 Head Count: 1033 Cut/Boner.....................58-66.50 Canner Cow......................48-52 Breaker Utility Com Cow.............55-60 Thin Cows.........................38-42 Bulls Yield Grade 1&2.............69-76 Bulls Yield Grade 3&4.....65-69 Stocker Cows Young Bred Cows.... More ... Date: 4-13-10 Volume: 2266 Tested: 658 Sellers: 203 Total Buyers: 92 Packer B11uyers: 5 Order Buyers: 13 Cattle Companies: 29 Feeder Orders: 244 Slaughter Cows Canners......... More ... With so much recent attention given to climate change and "going green," now is a great time to applaud the environmental responsibility of Texas farmers and ranchers - and hopefully dispel a few myths along the way. More ... Saturday, April 17, 2010 Leon County 4-H members travel to Waco, Texas for the District 8 4-H Roundup event. District 8 4-H Roundup is held annually in Waco, Texas on the campus of TSTC. 4-H Roundup is a qualifying event for youth between the ages of 9 and 18 that have successful placed in a qualifying spot at the county level. More ... One of the common products that many homeowners are using as a time saving tool on their lawns is Weed & Feed Fertilizers. As the name indicates, Weed & Feed Fertilizers combine fertilizers with broad leaf herbicides. It sounds good at first but the immediate & long term damage can be much more that you bargained for. More ... |
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