Beef Cattle Short Course Set At Texas A&M Campus
Milam County Agent notes Texas A&M University hosts its 21st Annual Beef Cattle Short Course August 16 17 at the Memorial Student Center. Experts including J N Wiltbank H A Glimp Ray Woodward and Lamar Reynolds will speak on reproductive efficiency energy effects calving difficulties and breeding factors. Registration begins 7:30 a.m. August 16.
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Texas A&m University
Memorial
A&m
J. N. Wiltbank
Colorado State University
H. A. Glimp
Clay Center, Nebraska
Ray Woodward
The
American Breeders Service
Lamar Reynolds
Iberia Research Station
Louisiana
Woodward
Reynolds
Early Winter Pastures Boost Forage For Cattle
Neal Pratt an Extension agronomist notes early winter pastures can supply nutrients for cows and calves during drought. He cites benefits of cool season pastures, high fertilization rates, and careful seedbed prep to extend forage, with dates and methods for ryegrass and small grains.
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Texas
Neal Pratt
Pratt
Texas Tops U S Breeding Cattle Exports In 1970
Texas led U S export origins for beef breeding cattle in 1970 amid a 25 percent drop from 1969. Texas topped Angus, Beefmaster, Braford, Brahman, Brangus, Galloway, Red Poll, and Santa Gertrudis shipments. Canada and Mexico were primary destinations, with Canada taking about 44 percent of total exports. Hereford remained the principal bred export, with Angus and other crosses following. bulls were common for Beefmaster, Braford, Brahman, Brangus. Cows and heifers dominated Angus and other breeds' exports.
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Ed Avacek
Canada
Mexico
U.S
Chile
Greece
Costa Rica
Japan
Guatemala
Venezuela
South Africa
Ecuador
Avacek
Farmers Ranchers Receive 104 Million In Drouth Loans
The Farmers Home Administration has disbursed 104 million dollars in loans to 9,346 drouth affected farmers and ranchers in Oklahoma Texas New Mexico and Arizona. Loans are emergency operating and farm ownership to cover production costs debts equipment livestock and farm improvements. The report notes SBA emergency injury loans and feed grain subsidies along with hay transport aid and conservation program support in the four state Southwest drought region.
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Farmers Home Administration
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Dallas
Federal Interagency
Drouth Committee
Southwest
Plan early for winter pastures say stockmen and Pratt
Neal Pratt extension agronomist notes drought conditions require stockmen to plan now and plant early winter pastures. Research and on farm demonstrations show early planting yields better than delayed. He urges soil testing to determine fertilizer needs.
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Neal Pratt
Extension Agronomist
Pratt
Milam 4-H records submitted for district judging
4-H record books from Milam County totaled 47 at county level with ten senior and fourteen junior advancing to district judging held July 27–28 in the remodeled District Extension office. Winners in achievement, Santa Fe, dress revue and top boy and girl advance to State judging. senior Daniel Richardson and Peggy Stephens led Milam’s first place in the boy and girl division.
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Stephenville
Milam County
Santa Fe
Daniel Richardson
James Richardson
Cameron
Peggy Stephens
Boyd Stephens
Rockdale
Deborah Stephens
Cathy Garza
Gabriel Garza
Melvin Hollas
Hugo Hollas
Melvin
Swine
Sandra Cobb
Sandra
Leroy Stephens
Martha Garza
Suzie Tomlinson
Peter Riola
Renard Tepera
Larry Cone
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Commodity Credit Corporation
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Gary Hollas
Red Sheep
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Heart OF Texas Fair
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A&m Animal Science Department
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