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COLLEGE STATION - - Not to be uppity, but just because a plant is favored by oriental royalty doesn't necessarily mean it's good enough to be a Texas Superstar, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert. More ... B & J Slay Angus Ranch, Oakwood, Texas, are new members of the American Angus Association®, reports Bryce Schumann, CEO of the national breed registry organization in Saint Joseph, Missouri. More ... AUSTIN -- The Texas average rig count as of May 14 was 639, representing about 44 percent of all active land rigs in the United States. In the last 12 months, total Texas reported production was 345 million barrels of oil and 7.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Texas natural gas production represents approximately 29 percent of total U.S. natural gas demand. More ... AUSTIN – (June 1, 2010) For the week ending May 29, feeder cattle prices at Texas auctions were mostly steady to $5 lower per hundredweight, with a few to $2 higher and a few to $9 lower. Fed cattle prices were lower following declines in wholesale meat values as falling stock markets and the financial crisis in Europe renewed concerns about future demand. More ... Sale Date: 6-5-10 Head Count: 1585 Last Week: 1790 Sellers: 228 Buyers: 61 Cutter Cows...................52-62.5 Fat Cows...........................53-63 Canner Cows..................43-58.5 Slaughter Bulls Steady/Down Heavy Bulls...................... More ... COLLEGE STATION -- While conditions remained mostly favorable in much of the state, in East Texas soil moisture levels were dropping at an alarming rate and the hay harvest was two to three weeks behind, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. More ... Gwen and I have been tirelessly raising goats for a little over ten years. When we first found our little slice of heaven in the Promised Land it was occupied by a herd of Brahma cross cows that were owned by a great East Texas Cowman, Mr. Lee Denney. Those cows and Bully Bully, a tiger striped bull of questionable breeding, were like a bunch of big puppies. Too tame! Eventually Mr. More ... |
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