Texas
congressmen support CRP acreage use for haying and
grazing
Three Texas
congressmen have signed a letter sent to Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer
July 15 in support of CRP acreages for haying or grazing. A recent ruling by a
U.S. district judge put a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on the Conservation
Reserve Program's (CRP) Critical Feed Use program, which allowed cattle
producers use of these certain acres for haying or grazing. This ruling came
after Schafer had released CRP acres for "Critical Feed Use" and was prompted by
an injunction filed by the National Wildlife Federation. more
Skaggs
testifies before Texas State Natural Resources
Subcommittee
Jason Skaggs, TSCRA's executive director of government
affairs, testified Monday in front of the State Natural Resources Subcommitte on
Agriculture, Rural Affairs and Coastal Resources at the state capitol in Austin.
His testimony concerned the ethanol situation and the impact it has had on the
cattle industry and the state's economy. more
Harvested hay acreage to decrease in
2008/09
Producers
expect to harvest 60.4 million acres of all hay in 2008, down 2 percent from
2007. Expected harvested area of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, at 20.8 million
acres, is down 4 percent from 2007. Expected area for harvest of all other types
of hay totals 39.7 million acres, down 1 percent from the 40.0 million acres
harvested in 2007. more
Exporting-to-Cuba conference Aug. 15 in San
Antonio
Producers wanting to learn
more about exporting goods to Cuba can attend an Aug. 15 conference in San
Antonio. Exporting to Cuba, to be held at the International Center at 203 South
St. Mary's St., will help participants learn more about how to export food,
agricultural goods, lumber and certain medical products. more
TDA market recap, July 14,
2008
For the week ending
July 12, feeder cattle prices at Texas auctions ranged $2 to $4 per
hundredweight higher than a week earlier in response to declining grain prices.
Fed cattle prices were lower after beef values dropped late in the week. more
