Livestock electronic identification eyed for cattle
A proposed system uses under skin transponders read by a handheld interrogator to identify animals, trace origins, monitor health, and streamline payments. Mindermann of LCI says field testing is ready and industry input will shape adoption nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Daugherty
Associated Press
DES Moines
Harold Mindermarin
Uw Livestock Conservation Institute
LCI
Minderman
Iowa Farr Bureau
Mindermann
Dale Holm
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
LASL
Los Alamos, NM
Holm
Lindermann
Pirot
Electronica
LCT Board
Mindermatin
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Cotton Allotment Bill Set for House Hearing
The National Cotton Council led by Rep. David R. Bowen plans a June 26 subcommittee hearing on a new cotton allotment bill. The proposal mirrors wheat and feed grain programs, details a national acreage cap, allocation factors, set aside land, and disaster adjustments with penalties for noncompliance.
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Memphis
House of Representatives
National Cotton Council
David R. Bowen
D. Miss
House Agriculture Subcommittee
Council
House Agriculture Committee
Bowen
Senate
House Agriculture
District 34-H Horse Show and county activities in Vernon
The District 34 H horse show runs this week in Vernon with events starting 1 PM Thursday June 23 including three roping events. Friday June 24 features regular horse show activities starting 9 AM and Saturday June 25 covers showmanship halter classes. Local 4-Hers Kevin Crain Gary Hightower Pam Leach Donna Halford David Halford Dave Moyers Nola Hightower Teresa Moore and Stacy Smith compete Friday and Saturday. Plus agricultural notes cover sidedress nitrogen use fleahoppers boll weevils and harvests across Panhandle South Plains Rolling Plains and Coastal Bend regions.
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Vernon
Dave Moyers
Mike Smith
Gary Hightower
Mary Lou Bradley
Vance West
Childress County 4
Hers
Kevin Crain
Pam Leach
Donna Halford
David Halford
Nola Hightower
Teresa Moore
Stacy Smith
Beef price rise may widen cattle profit share says Texas expert
Dr Ed Uvacek of Texas Agricultural Extension Service notes a 5 percent rise in retail beef prices while cattle prices climb modestly. Choice fed steers averaged 40.86 per hundredweight, up 11 percent from March. He adds marketing costs eat into producers' margins as labor, transport, and packaging raise the consumer bill. The farm to retail spread fluctuates, offering cowmen hope only with higher retail prices.
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College Station
Ed Uvacek
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Avacek Choice
Texas A&m University System
Avacek
Texas crops show brief reprieve from heat and drought
Farmers across Texas saw scattered rains easing the heat in some areas while others remain dry. Forecasters predict hot and dry conditions into mid July. Dr Pfannstiel notes overall progress despite moisture gaps and Plains weather damage. Haymaking stalled in eastern counties but rains should boost subsequent cuttings and grazing. Good rains along the Upper Gulf Coast and Coastal Bend aid moisture stressed crops.
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Panhandle
Holling Plains
South Plains
Plainsiiel
North Central
Gulf Coast
Waller County
South Central
College Station
Tex
Texas
Plains
East
Daniel C. Pfannstiel
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
High Plains faces long term water shortfall warns TWDB study
The Texas Water Development Board projects widespread future water deficits through 2030 with the High Plains leading in need. Officials note 31 of 43 planning zones require more water than available, risking irrigation reductions and economic impact across agriculture, livestock, and state revenues.
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Lubbock
Texas Water Development Board
Texas Water Plan
High Plains
J. W. Buchanan
Water, Inc
Texas
TWDB
Buchanan
Ogallala
West
Proposition Water, Inc
Duncan Ellison
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Secretary of Agriculture
Colorado State University Extension Service
Ronnie McNutt
DBR
Jeff Slosser
Texas Agricultural Experiment
India
Rogers Lumber Company
John Deere
Preetia
Childress Tractor CO
N. Main
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