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COLLEGE STATION – Winter rain accumulations varied across the state, from as much as 5 inches in some East Texas counties to 1 inch to 3 inches in Central and North Texas, according to reports from Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. More ... AUSTIN – (Jan. 17, 2012) For the week ending Jan. 14, feeder cattle prices at Texas locations covered by USDA Market News were mostly steady to $2 higher per hundredweight, with some steady to $2 lower. Texas direct feeder cattle sales were steady to $2 higher, while Oklahoma City was $4 to $12 higher in its first sale after the holidays. More ... BUFFALO – The last few droughts and water use limitations have highlighted how many traditional landscape plants are not really adapted to local conditions, said Cayla Christianson, Texas AgriLife Extension Service agent for Leon County. More ... Sale Date: 1-21-12Head Count: 1036Last Week: 1419Sellers: 200Buyers: 67Cutter Cows......................62-78Fat Cows........................... More ... Date of Sale: 1-17-12Total Receipts: 914Previous Week: 884Total Sellers: 159Total Buyers: 52Feeder Steers- Med/Large #1200-300....... More ... Date of Sale: 1-18-12Head Count: 228Buyers: 25Sellers: 54Steers/Bull Calves & Yearlings200-300....................... More ... Date of Sale: 1-19-12Head Count: 561Sellers: 111Buyers: 48Cut/Boner.........................72-75Canner Cow......................68-73Breaker Utility Com Cow............77-81Thin Cows....................... More ... Date: 1-17-12Volume: 1240Tested: 254Sellers: 183Total Buyers: 60Packer Buyers: 5Order Buyers: 14 More ... OVERTON – “Rain or shine, wet or dry, do you want to make more money from your cows next year?” asks a Texas AgriLife Research forage scientist. “It’s possible primarily as today’s high-priced corn has changed the way feedlots are doing business,” said Dr. Monte Rouquette, AgriLife Research forage scientist. More ... I get a kick out of reading my friends from other states post on Facebook, especially when they start talking about traveling to go somewhere. They act like it’s a big thing to drive five miles to town to go shopping or buy feed or farm and ranch supplies. What I really love is when they pack up the goats and show supplies and have to drive a piece to go to a show. More ... |
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