County Cow Calf Meeting Promotes Herd Reduction Plan
County wide cow calf meeting is set for Friday January 23, 1976 at Oscar Bodle's Livestock Commission in Milano. Speakers include Frank Litterst and Drs O B Butler Pope and Titsworth with Leon Noack. Event focuses on pregnancy testing and culling to reduce costs and align with market demand while improving pasture use and future beef supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Bodle
Livestock Commission Company
Milano
Frank Litterst
O. B. Butler
Jim Theeck
Bill Pope
Milam County
Robert Titsworth
Leon Noack
Suit Filed To Halt USDA Move
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association filed in Austin federal court to stop a USDA embargo on Texas breeding cattle. Defendants include Secretary Earl L. Butz APHIS Administrator F J Mulhern and Deputy Administrator J M Hesler Paul Becton in charge of Bruce losis for APHIS named as well. The suit seeks an injunction against the order to cut brucellosis funds and to implement the embargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
Texas
Austin
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
APHIS
F. J. Mulhern
J. M. Hesl
Paul Becton
TSCRA
Hilmar G. Moore
Delinting Breakthrough Wins Engineering Honor
Cotton Incorporated and T A B Engineers win the Eminent Conceptor award from the American Consulting Engineers Council for a dilute sulfuric acid delinting process. The method eliminates polluted effluent, cuts sulfuric acid use by 98 percent, and reduces plant space needs by 70 percent while producing a saleable byproduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Cotton Incorporated
American Consulting Engineers Council
T.A.B. Engineers, Inc
Northbrook
Ill
Cotton Incorporated
J. K
Nitrogen production cut eyed as gas curtailment rises
Texas A&M economist Dr. Russell McDonald says US nitrogen fertilizer output will fall about 4 percent this winter due to natural gas curtailments to ammonia plants. The 12 month cut tally reaches 670000 tons of gas, yielding a 550000 ton drop in ammonia and impacting January to March peak fertilizer demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Texas
Russell McDonald
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
Homeless Pets Pay Price for Owner Neglect
Dr James Armstrong of Texas A&M urges responsible ownership to curb pet stray rates and accidental breeding. He cites 13 million dogs and cats euthanized annually in U S shelters and up to five million more stray deaths, urging confinement or neutering and noting a possible birth control pill as alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
James Armstrong
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
Armstrong
USDA Urges Vaccination of Heifers in Texas
USDA APHIS urges Texas cattlemen to vaccinate beef and dairy heifers against brucellosis with Brucella abortus Strain 19. Vaccination should occur after two months and before six months of age. bulls should not be vaccinated. Official vaccinates receive a right ear tattoo showing vaccination timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APHIS
Texas farm prices and costs signal mixed year ahead
The Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service notes farm prices mostly down while costs rise, with parity at 73 for overall prices and hogs, beef cattle, calves, and cotton showing varied movement. Prospects for 1976 cotton look bright as demand and textile revival support appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Texas
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Usda Move
J. F. Jones
T.A.B
Mississippi Seed Company
Tunica
Miss
Charles T. Branch
Mississippi Air and Water Pollution Control Commission
TF A. B
Milam Auto Supply Inc
N. Houston
Ream Thes
Bode’s Livestock Commission Co
A. T. Ball Lumber Co
W. Hwy
Bryan, Texas
Texas Department of Agriculture
John C. White
Rio Grande Valley
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