Hedging On Beef May Be Answer
College Station report notes futures prices for fed beef at record highs and suggests hedging as price insurance. Dr. Ed Uvacek and Avacek cite factors pressuring feeder prices, including large calf crops and late-year marketing. A contract margin of 400 dollars per lot is explained with risk notes.
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College Station
Ed Uvacek
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Avacek
Fed
Texas A&m University System
Proper Harvest Practices Can Save Money on Soybeans
Soybean growers lose about 10 percent of crops yearly due to improper harvest practices. With October prices at 6 to 7 dollars per bushel and average yields near 40 bushels per acre, losses could reach 25 dollars per acre. Hodges recommends prepping the combine, following the manual, testing moisture, and adjusting height and reel settings to minimize shatter and ground loss.
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College Station
R. J Hodges
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Hodges
Spot Cotton Prices Rise Across Western Region Markets
Western Region cotton markets show sharp price gains as contracting activity dominates amid a rain delayed South Texas harvest. Foreign demand for forward delivery remains strong with mills seeking 1976 San Joaquin Valley cotton and 1973 crop contracting expanding in Arizona New Mexico California and Oklahoma Texas Plains. Harvest progress varies with rainfall delaying South Texas yield while other areas report good growing weather and crop development.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
USDA
South Texas
Oklahoma
Texas Plains
Arizona
New Mexico
California
San Joaquin Valley
Weather notes show variable moisture across Texas regions
Dr. Hutchison reports only the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Gulf Coast have adequate to surplus moisture while other areas face drought stress. Haying slows due to baling wire shortages, cattle markets rise, and regional reports detail soil moisture, crop progress, and pasture conditions across Panhandle to Southeast.
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College Station
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Gulf Coast
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Hutchison
Panhandle
South Plains
North Central
Far West
Ward
West Central
San Saba
High Plains Field Day Planned at Halfway
The High Plains Research Foundation prepares for the 17th annual Field Day on September 13 at Halfway. Activities begin 1:30 p.m. with field tours led by Jim Valliant and staff aboard two trucks, plus programs on crops and triticale. A $25 savings bond drawing caps the tours.
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High Plains Research Foundation
Jim Valliant
High Plains
Jack Claude
Joe Wright
Foundation Agronomist
Claude
Insect Build-Up Report Despite Adequate Moisture
Moisture conditions were adequate across areas while pest populations rose at several locations. Control measures were being applied to limit the insect buildup.
Texas Crop Boom Pushes Record Yields Across Major Grains
Texas wheat production approaches 98.6 million bushels, sorghum forecast at 414.8 million, corn up 54 percent, and cotton near 4.5 million bales as cattle on feed totals rise. July milk output slips slightly while pasture remains strong in many areas and brucellosis controls undergo state review with a September hearing in Austin.
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Texas
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Austin
Texas Animal Health Commission
Scientists study blindness effect on lobsters growth
NOAA researchers report that naturally blind young lobsters grow faster and larger than sighted ones in hatchery experiments. Separately, a caribou herd of one million is estimated to yield about 150000 calves per year.
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Texas
Commerce Department
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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