Livestock owners aid screwworm eradication drive
Dr M E Meadows urges livestock owners to report and treat screwworm infestations promptly to curb future cases. March saw 22 cases across 13 Texas counties, totaling 31 in three months, with drought limiting migrations from northeast Mexico. Veterinary ops chief James Novy says conditions look better than since 1971 as releases of sterile flies proceed nationwide.
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M.E. Meadows, Jr
Meadows
Texas
James Novy
Mexico
Tamaulipas
Nuevo Leon
Brooks
Jim Hogg
Willacy
Jim Wells
Val Verde
Zapata
Live Oak
Refugio
Webb
Dimmit
Duval
McMullen
Cameron
Forage-finished beef discussed at Texas A&M conference
Dr. C S Hoveland of Auburn University predicts large scale forage finished beef in the southern United States as economics improve. He notes issues include seasonal forage distribution pasture damage uneven digestibility and yellow fat in carcasses while winter forages and cool season grasses offer best finishing potential.
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College Station
United States
C.S. Hoveland
Texas Animal Agriculture Conference
Texas A&m University
Hoveland
Auburn University
Texas vegetable harvest leads state production ranks
Texas tops national charts in commercial vegetable output with crops from watermelons to tomatoes progressing across the Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio Winter Garden areas. Cabbage and carrot harvesting extend into May, cantaloups and melons advance toward mid May, onions forecast 17 percent below 1974, while wheat yields rise to 140 million bushels. A backyard poultry revival boosts Texas meat and egg production, totaling 253 million in 1974 despite declines from 1973.
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Rio Grande Valley
Texas
San Antonio-Winter Garden
Trans-Pecos
Laredo
High Plains
South
North
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Ways Sought To Boost U.S. Sugar Output
Agricultural researchers push to raise U.S. sugar production as world demand outpaced supply for the third year. USDA scientists highlight sweet sorghum as a promising northern fallback for sugar, with successful milling tests at Santa Rosa Texas. Additional full-scale testing is planned before commercialization. Simultaneously research accelerates disease resistant sugarcane varieties.
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United States
USDA
Santa Rosa
Tex
America
Rainfall Boosts Spring Crop Planting Across Texas
In College Station Texas AP reports spring planting rising across the plains and West Central Texas after recent rains moisture boosts farming. Dr John Hutchison says central Texas cotton planting about 75 percent in Williamson County. Some sorghum replanting underway as freezing damaged crops. Tomato plants set in Falls County for third or fourth times. Corn sorghum and rice progress in South Central and Southeast Texas. Southwest Texas peanut planting near complete. Small grains nearing harvest in southern areas but most grazed out due to drought. Rio Grande Valley irrigation active while other South Texas areas need rain. Cattle marketings rising as forage remains short.
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College Station
Tex
Plains
Texas
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Williamson County
Hutchison
Falls County
Rio Grande Valley
South Texas
Tech wins 15th National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest
Texas Tech University swept top honors at the 15th annual National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest held April 10 11 at Texas A M University coached by B L Allen. Team members included Mark Walthall Kirk Rigler Tim Holland and Stanley Hitt with Walthall sixth place Holland first place. Maryland and Tarleton State earned second and third place. The event hosted by the Soil and Crop Sciences Department and the Student Agronomy Society of Texas A M featured eight pits and practice judging Thursday morning marking the first frost free pit work for many.
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College Station
Texas Tech University
Texas A&m University
B.L. Allen
Mark Walthall
Kirk Rigler
Tim Holland
Stanley Hitt
Tech
University of Maryland
Tarleton State University
Soil and Crop Sciences Department
Student Agronomy Society of Texas A&m
J.F. Mills
Stephanie Moore
Cattlemen Decide Now On Winter Herd Size
Texas agronomist Dr. George Alston urges cattlemen to calculate forage, then sell excess cows. He warns of winter losses if forage is short and recommends fertilizer to boost hay quality, with targets: 200 pounds ammonium nitrate per acre, May 10 fertilizing, and 40 hay bales per cow by July 1.
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College Station
George Alston
Texas Animal Agriculture Conference
Texas A&m University
Alston
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
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James E. Navy
Pecos Enterprise
Agri Business News
Texas Department of Agriculture
John C. White
U.S
Baker Pump Corp
Pecos
Baker & Pecos
Cummins
Engine Service
Jimmy Calhoun
Clint Glenn
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