Quality Cotton Seed May Be In Short Supply
Texas Agricultural Extension Service notes seed quality may be limited after last fall’s bad weather. Blacklands and High Plains hit hardest. Rio Grande Valley and South Texas fared better. High quality seed supports cold tolerance, rapid emergence, uniform growth, and fewer abnormal seedlings, but wet seed cotton storage can ruin seed quickly. Standards for certified seed have been reduced from 80.
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Bob Metzer
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Blacklands
Plains
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Coastal Bend
South Texas
Metzer
Cotton Incorporated studies value of cotton gin trash feed
A Cotton Incorporated study finds processed cotton gin trash CGT pellets or cubes could boost value and profits for producers. CGT can feed ruminants as roughage and supports growing and finishing rations, with high digestive benefits in cattle.
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Raleigh
Cotton Incorporated
U. S
CGT
George A Slater
Agricultural Research
Slater
Animal Ag Conference Highlights Six Short Courses
The second annual Animal Agriculture Conference at Texas A M University April 10 11 will feature major speakers including Ken Monfort president of Monfort of Colorado on outlook for the livestock industry and a panel on current economies in animal agriculture. Short courses cover beef dairy swine horses forages and pastures range and wildlife with sessions on feed cattle finance meat quality marketing and herd management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Earl Rudder
Texas A&m University
Ken Monfort
Monfort of
Colorado
Monfort
L. A. Maddox
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Ani
Maddox
Bill Thomas
Texas
Producers Reevaluate Harvesting Methods for Cotton
Cotton producers should reassess capital invested in harvesters and the use of high speed pickers or strippers amid price shifts. A Cotton Incorporated study argues that decisions tied to gin jams are outdated and praises modular systems for harvesting and ginning seed cotton. The study by Dr. William Lalor and J. K Jones emphasizes efficiency gains from modern equipment.
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Cotton Incorporated
J. K
GSPA Urges Stabilization Measures for Farmers
Mabry Foreman of Felt Oklahoma, vice president of the Grain Sorghum Producers Association, testified Feb. 19 before the House Agriculture Committee urging immediate action to stabilize the farm economy. He pressed for a target price not less than 85 percent of parity and loan rates at least 90 percent of target prices, opposing export restrictions and a strategic food reserve as harmful to market prices. Foreman, joined by Melvin Barton and Y. F. Snodgrass, noted farmers’ near bankruptcy risk and market instability caused by government actions and price freezes.
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Lubbock Mabry
Felt, Okla
Lubbock
Foreman
GSPA
Grain Sorghum Producers Association
Texas Farmers Plan 1975 Plantings Amid Mixed Prospects
Wheat production could set a new record in 1975 with planted area up six percent nationwide, while Texas faces slow wheat growth on the High and Low Plains due to cold weather. Cotton acreage is expected to drop sharply in the Valley, sorghum is rising in South Texas, and orange harvest spans the Rio Grande Valley as citrus yields decline. The Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service will release a winter wheat forecast on April 9 and an overall Texas planting intentions report around March 17.
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Metzer
Texas
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Box
Austin
High Plains
South Texas
Rio Grande Valley
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Texas Deptment of Agriculture
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A. T. Ball Lumber Co
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