Feedlot operators cut back in hopes of relief
American feedlot operators are reducing cattle numbers as grain costs rise and beef prices sag. Many say only a grain bumper crop next fall could restore profitability, with transportation, utility and labor costs also up. About 1,922 major feedlots in the Midwest and Southwest produced five million cattle last year.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Dallas (Ap
Midwest
Southwest
Emerson
Texas farmers eye potential third straight record wheat harvest
Texas winter wheat plantings rise six percent but growth stalls on the High and Low Plains due to cold weather. Nationally 1975 wheat could exceed two billion bushels while Texas gets an April 9 forecast from the Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. Cotton and sorghum plans shift as areas remain wet and citrus yields fall.
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Texas
Texas Wheat
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Box
Austin
High Plains
Rio Grande Valley
South Texas
Pecos FFA enters Houston show with steers and lambs
Pecos FFA joins 12 youths in Houston junior division with steers and lambs as part of a large show featuring 19 000 entries and record premiums over 400 000 dollars. Hampshire ram shown by Kirby Rankin and names include Jim Bob and Lezlie McNeil Coley Armstrong Billy Stickels Rankin and others. Lamb sales begin Friday with steer events, while final premiums are set in the 12.5 million Houston facility with 22 auction sales.
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Pecos
FFA Club
Bailey Wheeless
Hampshire
Houston
Wheeless
Kirby Rankin
Jim Rankin
Adams
Pecos Ffa
Jim Bob
Astrodome
Pecos Enterprise Agricultural News Briefs
Short agricultural notes from Pecos Enterprise cover local farming topics, crop conditions, market prices, and community farming events shaping Pecos weekly rural life. Names of farmers and firms reflect ongoing regional agriculture activity.
Texas grape potential sparks state research on wine production
Preliminary findings indicate Texas could host commercial wine grape farming pending climate and disease management. Perry notes heat and pests shape limits, with Pierce's disease and root rot as major concerns. resistant varieties and fungicide programs help. Researchers plan trials across the state, focusing on yield, quality, and winery development in areas like South Plains and Lubbock.
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Ron Perry
Texas
Perry
Pierce
Hunt
TAES
del Rio
South
William Lipe
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
PAERS
Lubbock
Lubbock Center
Abernathy Chamber of Commerce
Texas wine research expands to 250 varieties in Lubbock area
Researchers at Abernathy and TARS report 250 wine grape varieties under study with new plantings at Lubbock Center and Welch Ropesville. The AES Lubbock program evaluates variety performance, irrigation, hail protection, and weed control, finding commercial yields and acceptable juice traits for potential Texas wine.
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Abernathy
Tars
Lubbock
Lubbock Center
Welch
Ropesville
AES
Texas
California
Net operating losses offer tax relief for farmers and ranchers
Farmers with losses in 1974 may obtain income tax relief under IRS net operating loss provisions. Losses can be carried back three years and forward up to five years to offset taxable income, with refunds possible for prior year taxes. Seek tax consultant or IRS guidance. deadline dates: Mar 3 for farm returns, Apr 15 if estimated return filed.
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Wayne Hayenga
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Internal Revenue Service
Hayenga
IRS
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FFA
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June Middlebrook
Paul Armstrong
Randy Reynolds
the McNeils
Coley Armstrong
Billy and
Rena Stickels
Jimmy Jones
Rankin
Louis Perkins
Manuel Brijalba
Scott Cooksey
Steve Cross
Amarillo
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Texas Beef Conference
Hilton Inn
Gene Moos
National Association of Wheat Growers
Bill Helming
The
Livestock Business Advisory Service
Bob Parrott
Central Soya
Frank Baker
Oklahoma State University School of Agriculture
Calvin Pigg
Southwest Farm Press
Trans-Pecos
Reddy Room
Pecos Enterprise Agricultural
U.S
Dept. of Sericultural Communications
Texas A & M University
College Station
John Hutchison
North Central
Hutchison
Cummins
Engine Service
Jimmy Calhoun
Clint Glenn
Rawford
Ughes
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