Beef industry must do more with less
Terry Stokes, chief executive officer of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, told cattle producers at Friday's opening session of the Cattle Industry Summer Conference in Denver that the beef cattle industry's structure has changed dramatically in recent years. "We have fewer cattle and less operations, but we are producing more beef today than we did in 1975 with 13 million fewer cows..." more
 

Group to document unwanted horse incidents
Reports of unwanted horses are widespread and many, but until now, not adequately documented or verified. The Horse Welfare Committee has been formed to provide such facts. The goal of the committee is to factually document the incidents of unwanted horses in the U.S. and determine if this trend is directly related to the closure of U.S. horse slaughter plants. more
 

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality receives $480,000 for river and stream analysis
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $480,000 to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to perform a survey of Texas' rivers and streams, which is part of a comprehensive national survey. more
 

Cow calf: As summer heats up, so do water toxicity issues
Blue-green algae in dirty and drying ponds and flood overflow areas can cause fatal toxicity in all domestic animals that drink from these ponds. The culprit is not really an algae and may not even be blue-green. The problem is caused by a group of organisms known as cyanobacteria. When these organisms are present in small to moderate numbers, they don't present a problem. When the pond "blooms", however, they create toxins. more
 

NOTICE: July 23 BQA program in Edinburg cancelled
The July 23 Beef Quality Assurance program scheduled to take place in Edinburg has been cancelled due to a tropical storm that may hit the area. For more information, please call Stacy Fox at 800/242-7820.