TSCRA names new special ranger for district 15
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers
Association has named Marvin C. Wills Jr. special ranger for District 15. He
will be stationed in Gatesville, and his district will include the counties of
Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hamilton, Hill, Lampasas, and McLennan. more
Cattle Raisers join other livestock groups to support availability and proper use of livestock medications
TSCRA
joined six other livestock producer organizations in Texas in support of the
current Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) law, which expires Sept. 30, 2008. TSCRA's leadership opposed legislative changes to the law, "such as efforts to ban
certain food animal antibiotics. A top priority for all livestock producers is
the health and well-being of our animals..." more
CME
Daily Livestock Report: corn and soybean acres – planted & harvested
Cost-weary livestock producers got a bit of good news June
30 with USDA's estimate that 87.3 million acres of corn have been planted and
that 78.9 million will be harvested. The planted acres are nearly 1.7 million
higher than the average pre-report estimate. But an acre planted is certainly
not an acre harvested and USDA presently predicts that only 90.4 percent of planted
corn acres will in fact be harvested. more
Commissioner Staples announces approval of "crazy ant" treatment
The Texas Department of Agriculture has been granted approval by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to issue a Section 18 crisis exemption allowing the use of fipronil (Termidor SC) to control the crazy ant species (Paratrechina
spp.nr. pubens/fulva) in designated counties. more
TDA market recap, 6-30-08
For the week ending June 28, 2008, feeder cattle prices at Texas auctions were higher with the average for 500-600 pounds steers up by more than $5 per hundredweight. Fed cattle prices also increased in response to higher grain and beef prices. Corn and grain sorghum markets were higher on continued concerns about weather in the Midwest and higher oil prices. more
TSCRA Young Leadership Series workshop
Plan to attend the first annual TSCRA Young Leadership Series workshop July 8-9 in Austin. It's a great opportunity to learn about becoming a valuable resource for the beef industry and TSCRA! The workshop will be held in Austin at the Omni Southpark Hotel, 4140 Governor's Row. more
