Weevils Threaten Bur Clover Pastures in Milam County
County Extension warns Alfalfa Weevil, a new Texas pest detected in 1968, is damaging bur clover pastures. Adults are 3/16 inch snout beetles with brown markings. larvae skeletonize leaves. Spray pastures now, check fields, and consult the Extension office for control chemicals. If grazing wheat, move livestock promptly and consider nitrogen top-dressing to boost yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill McCutchen
Milam
Texas
Bankers Hear Farm Specialist at Texas A&M Conference
Brazos County farmer W P Semardo told about 250 attendees at the 23rd Farm and Ranch Credit School for Commercial Bankers that farmers must work with farm oriented bankers and share full details of their operations. He urged selecting compatible bankers and warned against emotional or inherited practices. The gathering is hosted by Texas A&M and sponsored by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Extension Service, and the Texas Bankers Association.
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Brazos County
Texas A&m University
W. P. Semardo
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Agricultural and Rural Affairs
Texas Bankers Assocation
A&m
Department of Agricultural Economics
Scamardo
Cattle Slaughter Set To Rise Sharply In 1975
Experts predict a continued surge in slaughter of grass fed cattle including calves and yearlings as high feed costs and weak feeder prices persist. Dr Ed Uvacek says commercial slaughter will rise even more than 1974 with beef coming mainly from bulls cows calves and non fed steers and heifers. Avacek notes a 56 percent increase in slaughter of non fed or grass fed steers and heifers over 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Uvacek
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
Avacek
Farm Income Tax Errors Cost Texas Farmers Money
Economists warn farmers to watch common tax mistakes before the March 3 filing deadline. Key points include self knowledge of tax laws, planning to timing sales, claiming investment credits, maintaining records, tracking tax changes like the Keogh Act, utilizing capital gains benefits, and deducting land clearing and soil conservation expenses up to specified limits.
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Texas
Wayne Hayenga
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Keogh
FFA Youth To Compete In Show At Houston Livestock Show
Cameron Yee High School FFA Chapter sends eleven members to the junior division of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo from February 19 to March 2. Voc Ag teachers C Tit Sworth and Phil Van Cleave lead the participants as 4-H and FFA members from across the state vie for premiums and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Yee High School
FFA
Houston
White Urges Energy Tariff Be Defeated
Agriculture Commissioner John C. White telegrammed Texas congressional leaders urging defeat of President Ford's energy tariff and tax plan. He warned farmers face up to 150 million dollars yearly in higher costs and Texans could see a 500 million dollar rise in consumer food bills. He noted irrigated farms could lose 10 to 12 dollars per acre annually.
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Austin
John C. White
Texas
Ford
White
Cotton and Hog Markets Brighten Amid Declining Prices
Texas and national farm data show potential recovery in cotton with lean inventories and active yarn spinners, while hog producers anticipate higher prices as pork supplies tighten. Parity and livestock indexes fall, cattle numbers rise slightly, and January placements in Texas show ongoing declines in sheep and lamb feeding.
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Texas
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