Lamb grading change boosts market clarity across Texas
The Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service notes red meat production up 28 percent from a month earlier with 583 million pounds generated in January and February. Cattle slaughter at 472,000 head, calves 41,500, hogs 79,500, and sheep and lambs 93,500. Lamb labeling will be standardized May 2 under federal grading rules to clearly identify lamb in carcasses and wholesale cuts.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Pesticide Safety Advice from Texas Agriculture Official
Agriculture Commissioner John C. White urges safe pesticide use and disposal in spring gardening. He outlines steps to verify problems, choose correct products, follow label dosages, apply only where needed, and dispose of containers safely, with guidance for non municipal trash removal and burial of empties away from livestock and water sources. A pamphlet titled The Safe Use and Disposal of Pesticides and Their Containers is available. write the Texas Department of Agriculture for a free copy.
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Austin
John
White
John C. White
Texas Department of Agriculture
P.O
Texas
Cattlemen Urged to Sell Cows Now to Boost Salvage Value
Avacek of Texas A&M advises cattlemen to reduce herd size and sell cows promptly for higher salvage values and calves' income. He says the industry could recover by 1977 if pessimistic actions are taken now.
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Avacek
Texas A&m University
Uvacek
ICA Raps Exporter Bounties On EEC Beef
The ICA condemns European Economic Community bounties paid to frozen boneless beef exporters and urges the U.S. to impose countervailing duties. Treasury confirms aid to EEC exporters. 1975 U.S. beef imports from EEC totaled $3.6 million. Cattlemen’s Association president T. A. Cunningham of Goliad calls for full protection and relief for American livestock.
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United States
U.S. Treasury Department
European Economic Community
Cattlemen’s Association
T. A. Cunningham
Goliad
EEC
Treasury
David McDonald
Red Spotted Grain Plants No Cause For Concern
Milam County Buckholts area growers report red spots on grain sorghum leaves after rains. Dr. C Wendell Horne of Texas A&M says moisture may interact with herbicides and insecticides, no aphid spray is advised unless active colonies. Check for green bugs and spider mites. use miticides per vegetables and houseplants guidance.
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Milam County
Buckholts
C. Wendell Horne
Texas A&m University
Horne
County Agent Warns of Federal Agencies Impact on Rural Lands
The county agent discusses how agencies like the Air Control Board OSHA the Corps of Engineers and the EPA will affect agriculture rural America and land ownership in the name of public interest. He warns landowners about regulations on streams DDT bans and water quality rulings while praising erosion control and productivity.
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Texas
EPA
1976 Poultry Profits Seen Squeezed By Higher Production
A Texas Agricultural Extension Service poultry specialist warns that 1976 profits may dip due to overproduction and higher feed costs amid robust broiler and turkey output. Slaughter in Q1 1976 is projected 13 percent above 1975.
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Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Fred Thornberry
Thornberry
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