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4-H is the youth development program of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. It focuses on the needs, concerns and interests of young people. Its aim is to help youth gain a positive self-concept, rational social behavior, knowledge and problem-solving capabilities. More ... Texas AgriLife Extension Service Leon County and Crown Home Health are once again partnering to bring to Leon County the Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes series. The series will only be 2 days this fall: September 29, 2010, and October 6, 2010. Registration will begin at 8:30 am and classes will begin at 9:00 am and last un- til noon. More ... AUSTIN – (Aug. 30, 2010) For the week ending Aug. 28, feeder cattle prices at Texas auctions were mostly steady to $3 higher, with a few as much as $8 higher. However, some sales later in the week were $1 to $4 lower. Tight supplies and good demand continue to support markets, though the hot, dry weather and somewhat volatile grain prices have limited gains. More ... Sale Date: 9-4-10 Head Count: 2034 Last Week: 2291 Sellers: 189 Buyers: 69 Cutter Cows......................50-58 Fat Cows ..........................48-57 Canner Cows..................39-56.5 Slaughter Bulls Steady/Down Heavy Bulls..................... More ... Date of Sale: 9-2-10 Head Count: 1374 Cut/Boner.....................55-59.50 Canner Cow......................42-48 Breaker Utility Com Cow.............54-57 Thin Cows.........................38-42 Bulls Yield Grade 1&2...................---- Bulls Yield Grade 3&4.....69-72 Stocker Cows Young Bred Cows More ... STEPHENVILLE -- Think you're uncomfortable in the extreme Texas summer heat? Try being an ovulating 1,200-pound mother cow. Studies have shown that heat-stressed dairy cows suffer from damage to their ovarian follicles. Moreover, the eggs produced by the damaged follicles may also be damaged, said Dr. Todd Bilby, Texas AgriLife Extension Service dairy specialist. More ... |
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